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Im looking for a reasonable priced gene to run a micro wave in the van any suggestions and experience with them

thanks chris
 
Not sure if it's any help..... but rather than a Genny making a nuisance of its self, we went down the pair of leisure batteries/split charge and 1000w inverter/750w microwave.....

works a treat for us.
 
chris123 said:
Im looking for a reasonable priced gene to run a micro wave in the van any suggestions and experience with them

thanks chris
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I have a 2 year old Honda EU20i for sale if you are interested, i will throw in a made to measure carry bag + other extras. I won't go into detail regarding Honda suitcase generators but viewed as the best. It will run a microwave and virtually anything else you would carry in a motorhome.
Looking for £700.00 ovno.
 
size of mic

what size mic have you got watts wise just make sure what ever you will have the power to run the mic as they are different wattage
 
If you want a good genny for the amount of work Oban666's will have done that seems like a good buy to me. We've had one for ove 8 years now working it at shows up to 18hrs a day and it has been faultless.
 
First look at back plate on m/w as its normally about twice the cooking power,so 750/1500w which would require a 2 kw genny to do the job as always leave a bit extra and never run flat out.
 
For 700 ono the eu20i is a good price. We had Hondas in the early years and are very good. We now have an Aldi special £269 if they still have them. Not that we use it much it will power the microwave or the hair dryer. It's a bit noisier than the Hondas but then we don't use fancy sites and would only run 30 mins max.
 
Do Microwaves require a Pure Sine Wave Inverter? I don't know for sure, but I recall reading this somewhere.
Never looked into further as haven't planned to get one, but a point to confirm one way or the other before buying either an inverter or generator?
 
Good Point !.
My understanding is, That the Digital Push Button ones are more Sensitive, so would benefit from a Pure Sinewave Supply, But the Cheap Diel selection type can be very forgiving. But to be honest,,,It's better to get a Pure Sinewave output Genny if possible.in my view.
 
The £40 argos microwave seems happy enough on the Maplin modified sine wave inverter...

I've just had it running for 20 minutes constant and it's not gone into low voltage alarm yet...
though the voltage on the meter has dropped to 12.1 volts.
Bear in mind being a low wattage microwave it does take slightly longer to heat food UP (same as the 700w kettle) But I'm happy as it gives us more flexibility 'off grid'
 
mistericeman said:
The £40 argos microwave seems happy enough on the Maplin modified sine wave inverter...

I've just had it running for 20 minutes constant and it's not gone into low voltage alarm yet...
though the voltage on the meter has dropped to 12.1 volts.
Bear in mind being a low wattage microwave it does take slightly longer to heat food UP (same as the 700w kettle) But I'm happy as it gives us more flexibility 'off grid'
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That's good to know :)
How effective is your kettle in boiling would you say (most domestic ones are around 2kW?)?. It is something I have wondered about getting instead of using the hob.
 
My experience is MOST Domestic Kettles are 3KW ish,,,SOME are less !.
Seriously,,DOMESTIC Kettles, Irons, Hairdryer, Microwave are Stupid Power Hungry Bits of kit.
If at all you can manage without them,,,Then Do !.
 
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The kettle to be honest,
compared to digging the Coleman cooker out of the rear compartment where it lives is sheer bloody luxury (we have not long moved over from the world of flappy canvas) AND deliberately went the sort of "Tin tent" route rather than huge luxobarge type,
So being able to click the kettle on when you get up is ace...yes it doesn't boil as quickly as a full on domestic one,
BUT two large mugs (think it holds about a liter) of boiling water 5 minutes or so later... the wait is a small price to pay...
kettle (Quest brand from go outdoors) was £20.... Happy days.
 
mistericeman said:
The kettle to be honest,
compared to digging the Coleman cooker out of the rear compartment where it lives is sheer bloody luxury (we have not long moved over from the world of flappy canvas) AND deliberately went the sort of "Tin tent" route rather than huge luxobarge type,
So being able to click the kettle on when you get up is ace...yes it doesn't boil as quickly as a full on domestic one,
BUT two large mugs (think it holds about a liter) of boiling water 5 minutes or so later... the wait is a small price to pay...
kettle (Quest brand from go outdoors) was £20.... Happy days.
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5 minutes is not bad at all :) got me tempted as I tend to have excess battery power anyway (currently batteries at 14.1V with solar keeping them topped up nicely)

Many years ago my sister bought me one of those 12V dip in heater. Total waste of time.
I used to use a 240V dip in heater a long time ago so I could make a sneaky cup of tea at my desk in the office and that was pretty good (they are probably banned nowadays due to health and safety regs due to exposed heating elements?)
 
Nesting Zombie said:
My experience is MOST Domestic Kettles are 3KW ish,,,SOME are less !.
Seriously,,DOMESTIC Kettles, Irons, Hairdryer, Microwave are Stupid Power Hungry Bits of kit.
If at all you can manage without them,,,Then Do !.
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You can buy a half size 750w kettle in argus and most wobbly box shops.
 
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