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Brian Whatcott
 
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Default microwave/inverter

On 23 Dec 2004 00:33:56 GMT, (Gammara2) wrote:

for a small microwave for a boat, what wattage inverter do u need and what will
it draw in terms of amps to start and run the microwave?


Small? Say 750 watts
Using a 1 kW plus inverter, it uses about 750/(12 X .85) = 74 amps
for an efficient (85%) inverter with a little idle current in there.

Brian W