Plugging shore power into inverter
I'm about to buy an inverter for my travel trailer. It has no 12 volt outlets, so I think ac is the easiest way to go. Can I plug the shore power plug (with an adapter) directly into the inverter an...
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On my Trace FOUR THOUSAND WATT CONTINUOUS ten thousand watt intermittent inverter. connected to SEVERAL TONS of industrial batteries, a one thousand watt premium brand (Amana) microwave becomes for all intents and purposes A SIX HUNDRED WATT microwave.
Four minutes to heat 2 cups of coffee on shore power and EIGHT MINUTES to heat the coffee on MODIFIED SINE WAVE power. Verified with a thermometer.
So is the verification that the magnetron in the microwave runs significantly hotter on modified sine wave.
Amazing what a person discovers using instruments.
I wouldn't buy another modified sine wave inverter and I sure as heck would not try and juggle wattage with an MSW. Pure sine wave is more expensive, but those three minutes every morning are torture. Pure Wasted Energy. There were no pure sine wave inverters when I purchased the Trace. I must have played the part of "one of the original fools" when I coupled a modified sine wave to a Biddeford electric blanket (in Quicksilver). Piff. A tiny curl of smoke. Thirty years later, I remain wiser.
I outlined the microwave efficiency/comparison test here on this forum several years ago. I just cannot afford cheaper modified sine wave inverters.
Four minutes to heat 2 cups of coffee on shore power and EIGHT MINUTES to heat the coffee on MODIFIED SINE WAVE power. Verified with a thermometer.
So is the verification that the magnetron in the microwave runs significantly hotter on modified sine wave.
Amazing what a person discovers using instruments.
I wouldn't buy another modified sine wave inverter and I sure as heck would not try and juggle wattage with an MSW. Pure sine wave is more expensive, but those three minutes every morning are torture. Pure Wasted Energy. There were no pure sine wave inverters when I purchased the Trace. I must have played the part of "one of the original fools" when I coupled a modified sine wave to a Biddeford electric blanket (in Quicksilver). Piff. A tiny curl of smoke. Thirty years later, I remain wiser.
I outlined the microwave efficiency/comparison test here on this forum several years ago. I just cannot afford cheaper modified sine wave inverters.
