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Motor31 · 08-02-2012, 09:24 AM

If you have a standard installation from DRV then you have a converter. All it does is take shore power to charge the batteries. It does not supply ac power to anything.

A inverter takes battery power at 12 volts and changes it to 120 volt ac current to use for things like the tv and any computer you might have. It will also use the 12 volts coming from the panels to charge the battery bank. I have doubts that most will be able to handle the draw of a microwave. You'll have to check the specs of both the microwave and inverter to see if there is enough wattage to work.

If you have a converter, you remove that item and replace it with the inverter wiring it according to the instructions. If this is something you have never done before, and it seems that is the case, I STRONGLY suggest you let a professional do the job.

08-02-2012, 09:24 AM	#6
Motor31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130	If you have a standard installation from DRV then you have a converter. All it does is take shore power to charge the batteries. It does not supply ac power to anything. A inverter takes battery power at 12 volts and changes it to 120 volt ac current to use for things like the tv and any computer you might have. It will also use the 12 volts coming from the panels to charge the battery bank. I have doubts that most will be able to handle the draw of a microwave. You'll have to check the specs of both the microwave and inverter to see if there is enough wattage to work. If you have a converter, you remove that item and replace it with the inverter wiring it according to the instructions. If this is something you have never done before, and it seems that is the case, I STRONGLY suggest you let a professional do the job. __________________ Mike Nancy and the fuzzies Fulltiming since June 2004 Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle 2005 MS 38RL 2007 Saturn Ion "toad" 2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"