what size inverter.
Ok so building another battery and I am wondering what the smallest size inverter people would run in a camper. I am thinking if I get a 1500 watt inverter and if I decide to put a microwave in a...
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time2roll wrote:pianotuna wrote:1565 watts but did you measure power factor?
Mine was measured with a Kill-a-Watt meter--which has been checked against a seriously expensive meter.
It is a Dometic.
I think the PF killed my Prosine 1800 prematurely.
Hi time2roll,
My early version of kill-a-watt doesn't do power factor.
The microwave was originally powered by a MSW 2500 watt Cobra inverter rated to run motors. I would sometimes have to turn on a 120 volt load to "warm up" the inverter or it would fall over.
When I moved to PSW and 3000 watts that was no longer an issue.
