Only you would know when that microwave puts a big hurt on your aux
battery. Each minute of runtime for a 600W appliance will pull one Ah out
of the battery.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 6/2/2008 9:44 PM Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Speaking of inverters and microwave ovens in Vanagons... anybody using
> a microwave? I remember reading about someone using a Panasonic "Half
> Pint" microwave - 600W I think - with an inverter. They put it under
> the sink and didn't lose much storage space to it because they'd store
> stuff inside it when not in use. It would be nice to have if it didn't
> put a big hurt on your aux battery.
>
> Jeff / San Anselmo
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2008, at 7:12 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:14:02 -0600
>> From:    Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: xantrex xpower 1000w inverter at costco
>>
>> I have yesterday bought a xantrex 1000w inverter at costco for $39.
>> this model is ideal in a vanagon imho, to run your espresso machine
>> and
>> microwave.
>>
>> i had bought the same exact model used on ebay for the same money,
>> and it
>> turned out to be broken.
>> this is a great price. lowest internet price i can find is $75.
>>
>> florian
>