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jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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If the 12 - 120 inverter provides a true sine wave, and has the capacity of the microwave startup draw, it should power the microwave just fine... the microwave doesn't know what sends it the 120v sine wave. If, however, the inverter is a squarewave or modified squarewave (step-sine) it probably isn't going to do well. If the inverter can't supply 120 at whatever amperage the microwave wants to start up, it ain't gonna work.
Be prepared for more and more electronic equipment to use switching power supplies - they are much cheaper to make than a transformer system. My washing machine (Lucky Goldstar) uses a switching supply and a DC motor and controls. I don't know if the steam generator is straight off the AC line or off the supply.
Switching supplies do >not< like squarewave power.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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