It is legal to ship oil and make a mess inside the box... it's not allowed to leak through to the outside of the box. Oil is not considered flammable. Paper will catch on fire before oil will.http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/601.htm2.4 LiquidsMailers m...
I was thinking about those current sensing power strips... but don't know if the current of the clock electronics from the microwave would be enough to trip it, requiring some EE knowledge to get it to work right...
Even with the battery disconnected there is still going to be a draw from the converter to power 12v appliances/devices. If you completely turn off the converter, your 12v appliances/devices will run off the battery and you will have full generator p...
Definitely would not recommend helping it to get it started... my brother lost a fingertip that way. Depending on the particular design, the electric motor on that could require 4 - 10 times more power to get it started than to keep it running.
