View Single Post
Old 01-09-2008, 07:43 PM   #12 (permalink)
pappajohn
Member
 
pappajohn's Avatar
 
Funster No : 172
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: scarborough, nth yorks
About Me: Waiting for Tommorrow
Interests: beer,tv and motorhoming
MH Type: coachbuilt
MH Model: swift kon-tiki
Years Motorhoming: 5 years

Posts: 2,378
Thanks: 33
Thanked 173 Times in 160 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by djchapple View Post
This would also impose a huge drain on the batteries and the motorhome wiring loom.

For example 720 Watt is 60 amps - no standard motorhome wiring can get anywhere near 60 amps. Most circuits have a maximum of 25 amps or much less.

You need a very serious 12V power supply and non-240V charging system to provide such power.

For standard MHs microwaves are a no-no without 240V ehu.
the one i was looking at was only 124w...
you'de forget what you were cooking before it was cooked..
__________________
i'm not afraid of the dark, the dark is afraid of me !
pappajohn is offline   Reply With Quote