3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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Other issue is the clock on microwave.....will it not run right ever off the gen? Issue is the timer doesn't work when gen is pwering it.......seems there was thread on that too in the 237 pages...cant seem to find it atm.
This really depends on the brand and design of the microwave. Some microwaves syncronize the clock/timer with the 120 volt AC line frequency. This syncronization utilizes what is called a zero crossing detector. Since the generator does have some distortion on the sine wave, the microwave sees the distortion as an early or repetive zero crossing - this screws up the timer.
That said, I am surprised you are having problems with the Champion and the microwave. My camper has a Samsung microwave that runs at double time when powered by my older ELM3000 generator. That model uses a capacitor as a voltage regulator and has very noticeable distortion on the sine wave. Other than the clock/timer issue, the microwave works normal off of this generator.
I now have a Champon RV model like yours. It has a really nice modular voltage regulator and the sine wave has considerably less distortion than the ELM3000. Thus, my microwave ticks along just fine.
Guess you will need to buy a little wind up egg timer - or spend an additional $1,400.00 for a Honda 3000EU ;).
