Inverter Microwave - Current Draw vs. Power Setting
Anyone checked the current draw of their inverter microwave at a given power setting? Does a power setting of, say 50%, also drop the current draw approx. 50%? Thanks!
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One of the guys here posted about his Panasonic MW that pulls less power with lower settings. A "normal" MW draws full power when on, but at lower settings is not "on" as much.
A MSW inverter will draw less from the battery bank than a PSW inverter with a MW as load, but it takes longer to "cook" something. Even so, I found the MSW draws fewer AH doing that because the Amps component is bigger than the Hours component.
Also a potato is "ready" when you stick a knife in it, and how soft you want it is subjective, and it softens more after you take it out of the MW, so just when is a potato "done" anyway?
Also with things you have to cool down before you can eat them. Why get them so hot?
Some older MWs like the one in our 1991 C will not run on MSW so you need a PSW inverter anyway. MWs since at least 2003 (as in our 5er we had) run ok on MSW. You do need a MSW inverter that is rated to run motors though. They can do a MW.
A MSW inverter will draw less from the battery bank than a PSW inverter with a MW as load, but it takes longer to "cook" something. Even so, I found the MSW draws fewer AH doing that because the Amps component is bigger than the Hours component.
Also a potato is "ready" when you stick a knife in it, and how soft you want it is subjective, and it softens more after you take it out of the MW, so just when is a potato "done" anyway?
Also with things you have to cool down before you can eat them. Why get them so hot?
Some older MWs like the one in our 1991 C will not run on MSW so you need a PSW inverter anyway. MWs since at least 2003 (as in our 5er we had) run ok on MSW. You do need a MSW inverter that is rated to run motors though. They can do a MW.
