Generator and Microwave
I searched the forums and found most questions concerning generators were about running an A/C unit. My question is about running a microwave. The posts referring to microwaves didn't go into detail ...
Forum Discussion
time2roll wrote:subcamper wrote:Look closely at the Panasonic 'inverter' microwaves. These microwaves draw less power when set on a lower power level. Typical microwave just cycles the megatron on/off at reduced cooking power. Panasonic gets down to 600 watts before the megatron cycles.
The microwave got dropped yesterday while taking it back into the house and damaged. I will be buying a new microwave and want to make sure it will work with the new gen. I realize I can run the numbers for wattage, but that sometimes doesn't tell the whole story.
So if you are charging batteries etc with generator just use a lower power setting. If plugged in or no other loads just crank it up.
Good call on the inverter microwaves. I currently have a Panasonic inverter microwave as our main microwave in the kitchen. It doesn't do the usual full-power cycling for lower power levels. The full power cycling method on most microwaves is easy to notice by the noise change as it goes on and off.
Steve
