Date:         Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:08:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US>
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From:         Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US>
Subject:      Re: iWaveCube the worlds smallest microwave...any westy owners
              bought one??
Comments: To: JordanVw@aol.com
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I have a microwave (a weird euro one) that I converted to 120V use.  It's
pretty much the same size, 12"x11"x11".  I put it below the sink, there's
still a lot of room for food there too.

It takes about twice as long as a normal microwave.  It's great!  I usually
just run it off my 2000W inverter from my Odyssey batteries.  If my
batteries are low I just idle the engine and my 200A alternator handles
things fine.

Ryan


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:34 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:

> i was thinking simple quick and easy if your at a campsite with electrical
> and water hookups, camped in someones driveway etc..  not everyone has the
> time to cook on a open fire or bother w/ the westy stove.  when i want to
> heat up a leftover chinese takeout or a slice of pizza /tv dinner  deal.
> i
> would never intend to use it off grid.. only at a powered  campsite.
>
> wow.. i never intended this to be a "camping experience" debate, just a
> simple question if anyone has installed a compact microwave in their westy.
> *rolls eyes*
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/27/2014 10:28:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> At the  very minimum -- depending on inverter efficiency and resistive
> losses in  wiring -- that's more than a 50A draw from the battery. A
> ten-minute run of  that microwave would pull at least 8 Ah out of the
> battery. Seems doable  but make sure the wires to the inverter are chubby
> enough to support the  50A+ current w/o a significant drop in voltage
> else the inverter may shut  down.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto  trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 03/27/2014 06:36 AM, David Bjorkman  wrote:
> > Looks somewhat interesting.  What kind of power is needed  to run it,
> > I wonder?  Still, I don't know if I could bring myself  to take one
> > camping.  Microwaves are sure useful, but they fall  into a category
> > that I see along with TV's that just do not fit with a  campfire.
> > I'll remember this the next time my fire goes out before the  potatoes
> > are done :o).
> >
> > Dave  B.
>