I don't think it's available in the US.  Too bad, I think it's pretty cool
too.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Craig Oda
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Microwave oven in Westy?

This looks pretty cool if it works.  I could put dual optimas in the
van.  One behind the drivers seat and one in the engine bay.  Maybe
hooked up in parallel?  However, my main concern is that it won't work
well with only 2 deep cycle batteries.  Also, this looks like it might
require a step down voltage converter from 120VAC to 12VDC if I was on a
grid.  65Amps?  Isn't that a whopping big amperage?  I think I'm running
15 to 30 amp fuses and I didn't think I would max those out in general use.
-- Craig

JOHN WESTENBERG wrote:

>How about a battery operated microwave?
>
>http://www.samsung.com/Products/MicrowaveOven/DCBatteryOperatedMicrowave/Mi
crowaveOven_DCBatteryOperatedMicrowave_DE7711_sp.htm
>
>Do you think it will really work?
>
>Barbara
>89 syncro
>
>
>Craig Oda Wrote:
>I have a dual battery setup.  My auxiliary battery is a sears die-hard,
>not a deep-cycle.   At the time, the Optima was too expensive and it's
>hard to get many batteries into that compartment behind the driver's seat.
>
>I think it would be good to put a small microwave oven in the westy,
>maybe on a stand to the left of the kitchen burners, over the popup
drawers.
>
>Does anyone have experience with putting a microwave in a westy?  I'm
>thinking of just a small microwave to heat up refridgerated foods.  I
>want the microwave to run off the battery.  I don't usually dock my
>Westy into the power grid.  I don't run too much else off the battery
>except for the interior lights.
>
>Regards,
>Craig
>
>