Why go solar?
Why go solar if generator/propane is still a must? After looking seriously at fitting rv (when we get it) with solar I am beginning to realize that solar cant keep up with what I want it to do. I want...
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EsoxLucius wrote:
Your inverter is powered by batteries. Solar charges batteries and likely has insufficient current to supply much for the microwave.
hugh tell that to our microwave. We've run the microwave for years off the batteries, and NEVER had an issue with battery capacity or solar capacity.
Big Hint. get a panasonic true inverter microwave. I can easily run it off a 1000W sine wave inverter, just run on 50 percent power. true inverter microwaves don't cycle the magetron between 0 and 100 percent, they set the power continously. Mine draws about 800VA at 50 percent, plenty for what we want to do. about all it won't do is popcorn.
Run the microwave for 15 minutes, thats 250Watt hours thats 20 AH, not all that much and how often do you run the microwave for 15 minutes?? I doubt we use it for more than 10 minutes each day.
heck we even run the ice maker and occasional dehumidifier off the batteries when dry camping. Still have enough solar to keep up virtually indefinitely. 2 weeks is not a problem for boondocking with solar only for us.
