Chris, I found out that if you turn off the 35" flat screen TV while the
"wave" is being used, the c-breaker won't trip. (is it still friday?)
Bob Stevens

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----- Original Message -----
From: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Microwave oven in Westy?

> I am not an electrical guru, so I can't tell you if this
> would work of of a battery inverter setup... but my hunch is
> no.
>
> That said, while at Westies at Watkins I brought a full
> sized kitchen microwave because I could not get my propane
> tank to fill. I sat it right on top of the closed stove lid
> and it fit very well.
>
> We were plugged into "shore power" so we didn't have to
> worry about draining the battery. The only glitch was when
> we tried to run the electric parabolic heater (1500 watts)
> and the microwave together... that tripped the breaker
> inside the van.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:00:42 -0700
> >From: Craig Oda <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
> >Subject: Microwave oven in Westy?
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >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
>