- #WAVEBOX PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN COBALT GENERATOR#
- #WAVEBOX PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN COBALT MANUAL#
- #WAVEBOX PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN COBALT FULL#
and of course OEM alternators don't output full amperage at idle, so a voltage sensitive fast idle controller is required, which could be a right foot applied to the gas pedal while the microwave is running.
#WAVEBOX PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN COBALT GENERATOR#
If shore power or a generator is is unavailable, running the vehicle's engine to charge/boost the battery bank either a PSW or MSW inverter will adequately power a microwave.įor the above to work properly, the battery bank must be near full charge and the alternator should have an output capacity that exceeds the microwave/inverter amperage draw. Or in other words, a PSW inverter will power a microwave adequately from a somewhat depleted 12 volt battery bank, better than a MSW inverter.Ī microwave draw a lot of amps and powering one for any more than a short period of time, with either a MSW or PSW inverter, using a only a 12 volt battery bank is impracticable. The test compared heating water in a microwave powered by either a MSW or PSW inverter, for a set period of time and measuring the temperature.Ī MSW inverter will power a Microwave exactly the same as PSW inverter, only when the the 12 volt battery bank is near fully charged. Wash hands after handling the cord."Ĭlick to expand.I actually did some testing on the difference between a MSW vs PSW inverter powering microwave. "WARNING: Handling the cord of the iWavecube™ will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer, and birth defect or reproductive harm.
So that "600w" unit apparently draws 600w, but only has a 350w magnetron and either Amazon's data entry monkey has inadvertently mixed up the input/output specs - or their marketing monkey has done it deliberately.ĮDIT: HOLY CRAP! Just noticed this in the iWavecube manual:
#WAVEBOX PORTABLE MICROWAVE OVEN COBALT MANUAL#
The Amazon page says it's a 600w unit, and it also says:Ī: iWavecube IW600SIL 600-Watt Personal Desktop Microwave Oven, Silver: Kitchen & DiningīUT, if you look at the users manual on the iWavecube site, you see this: I don't know how many times I've seen those things be completely wrong. You also can not trust the specs in Amazon product descriptions. Microwaves' power ratings are usually the output power rating of the magnetron (the cooking power) -not- the current draw of the entire unit.įor instance, here is a little Panasonic "800w" unit:īut when you get to the bottom of the page, you see this: It's worth noting, especially if the thing is going to ever run from battery/inverter that the specs have to be carefully checked. In my situation, it was better to have a conventionally-shaped unit, and this was the best I could find I got the black version: I know about his stuff from trying to find the smallest microwave to fit into the EarthRoamer Jeep. This would be pretty exciting except it doesn't seem to work all that well:
The iWave Wavebox is a small portable unit that runs off both AC and DC, even straight off a power port. The Sharp Half-Pint is marginally bigger (it can take a dinner plate) and also seems to work. It's not without its drawbacks-which you can read about in about a million reviews on the Internet-but the smallest, most portable and ligtest AC current draw unit is likely the WaveCube:
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