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    12V truck battery to 2000W Power Inverter to 1700w Microwave

    Hello, So I purchased a Novopal 2000w/4000w(Peak) Pure Sine Wave Inverter DC 12V to 110V/120V. I purchased this so I can hook it up directly to my truck's 12 volt battery and have it positioned in the flatbed of my truck.. The goal is to have it power my microwave in my flatbed at drop sites. I...
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    Car battery to Power inverter set up

    So I'm looking to connect my car's battery directly to a Pure Sine Wave 2000w power inverter So I can use it on job sites etc to power a microwave of above 1700 watts. My question would be, Do I need to have a one-way fuse in my wire setup directly from the battery to the inverter? Or can it be...
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    Microwave automatically starts heating and makes humming noise when plugged in

    Hello All I was hoping for some advice. We have a microwave and recently after cleaning, as soon as the microwave was plugged in, a loud humming noise started. I was concerned it was heating so I put a cup of water in for 30 seconds and it came out hot!. I hadn't pressed any button on the...
  4. Electrical2go

    Guide to Microwave vs PIR Sensors

    Sensors are all around us, from the automatic doors we walk through to the motion detectors that turn on our outdoor lights. But how do these sensors work, and what are the different types? In this guide, we will look at two popular types of sensors: passive infrared (PIR) sensors and microwave...
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    Microwave leakage testing

    Hi guys I have been instructed to carry out leakage testing on the 3 microwave we have on site as I am the only person on site with 2377 but I'm unsure if the microwave leakage testing req a different qualification as this wasn't on the course or I'm my notes. any guidance welcome.
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    PIR or Microwave sensor, dimming from 50% upto 100%

    I've done my research to find the correct components but it kinda messy.. Does anyone have experience with dimming outdoor lights, specifically have them set at around 50% dusk till dawn, but be at 100% when presences is detected via a PIR or Microwave sensor. Any help, much appreciated đź‘Ť
  7. zero--

    microwave heating issue

    I have a swan 20l nordic digital microwave which turns on everything seems normal but when cooking does not heat anything. any ideas how to fix this? I saw videos on replacing a fuse but in my microwave the spring fuse thing they replace i can not find in my microwave.
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    Some re assurance - electric supply for a 3350Watt Microwave

    We had an electrician out yesterday to fix something in our kitchen. I asked him to check our built in microwave and he said the wattage would be pulling around 14.56amps. After he looked at the wall socket he said that this microwave should be installed on its own supply and not on a standard...
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    Microwave - 20A Circuit Required

    Hi everyone - new forum member here, looking for some guidance / advice before I try this myself or hire a certified electrician From Quebec, Canada. House was built in 2009, with everything seemingly 'up to code' -- previous homeowner spared little expense. The microwave in the kitchen has a...
  10. W

    Old microwave transformer

    Older Japanese made microwave transformer has 3 connector terminals on the primary coil. Haven't seen that before, any help appreciated. It's a dpc-240.
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    Faulty microwave combi- oven

    I have a fitted Zanussi microwave combi -oven which has stopped working. Door switches etc are OK as I have a 240 volt supply to the high voltage transformer, this transformer checks out OK. I did find the high voltage diode was faulty and changed this but oven still did not work. As I...
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    Microwave warm to the touch when not in use

    Bit of a boring question here but nonetheless it is a concern of mine at the moment. We have a Sharp 800w microwave that is quite new. It gets very little use and today I noticed that despite it not being used, the top it quite warm to the touch. Can anyone provide some insight or advice?
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    Why does new 1700 watt microwave keep burning out my 20amp dedicated breaker?

    20amp outlet, 20amp breaker, 14 gauge wire. I suspect I need a larger wire but that’sa lot of trouble to go through without being sure.
    • Toddvandy
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    • breaker burning dedicated microwave new out
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: USA
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    3.35kw combination microwave

    Hey guys, So a customer has bought some fancy 3.35kw combination microwave that comes with a prewired flex of 1.5mm, total load would therefore be 14.57A, can you use diversity on a combination microwave (cooking appliance) so 10A + 30% of remaining load meaning its 11.37A so it can be put...
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    OVEN AND COMBI MICROWAVE WIRING

    Hi All, Currently rewiring my house. I am installing a new oven - 3.65kW and combi microwave - 3.6kW protected by a 16A mcb. Would a 2.5mm for each appliance from the cu to a 20A DP switch surffice over a 20m run? Thanks
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    Waveguide

    Hi I’ve just bought a new waveguide for my microwave and it has arrived bent, is it still safe to use? TIa
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    Plug Microwave Into Electrical Outlet On Kelvinator Range?

    Hello, I have an old Kelvinator range with a regular outlet built into the dial face. I'm unsure of the model or how old it is, but I do see a date written on it from 1996. I am wondering if I can safely plug a Sanyo EM-806TW 1300w microwave into it? A diagram of the Kelvinator's circuitry was...
    • upsdellred
    • Thread
    • electrical microwave outlet plug range
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
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    Otr microwave

    House built in 2016. Microwave is on dedicated non gfci 20 breaker with 20amp socket. Every time you hit start on microwave it trips breaker. I replaced the breaker.. same thing... replaced outlet.. still the same. This is the 2nd microwave in 3.5 years. First microwave did the same thing. When...
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    Microwave HVC replacement...

    Hi, I have a commercial Panasonic Microwave that still sells at around ÂŁ550 so I would like to fix it if possible. The HVC has died and I'm struggling to find a replacement. The cap is 2300vac and 1.14uf. Now I'm no proffesional so I approach everything with major caution. The closest match I...
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    Patting a microwave oven

    I bought a leakage detector which says "must not exceed 5 mw/sq cm " Please: how far away should you be holding the meter? One oven failed. The PAT meter says "Riso > 20 Mohm Ileak = 0.84 ma " How is this possible? It seems to violate Ohm's Law. (This is just a Q out of interest, I will in...

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