Fogstar 230 ah and Sterling pure sine wave 1600 watt

[Neil S]

About buy a 1600 watt Sterling pure sine wave inverter which will be married up to a recently acquired

230ah Fogstar drift which has a maximum discharge rate of 200ah
Will a 1.6kw inverter be man enough to power my 600watt microwave

 

[Itsmcb]

Yep

 

[Neil S]

Yep

Thanks

 

[MisterB]

About buy a 1600 watt Sterling pure sine wave inverter which will be married up to a recently acquired View attachment 792059View attachment 792060230ah Fogstar drift which has a maximum discharge rate of 200ah
Will a 1.6kw inverter be man enough to power my 600watt microwave

My 2000w inverter just about managed, which is why I then bought a 3000w Renogy inverter which will power the kettle and microwave at the same time from a 304ah Fogstar

 

[Itsmcb]

Mine runs on a 1200w inverter but is just about at its limit. It's a standard 650w microwave from Tesco and takes about 1200 watts.

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[Itsmcb]

My 2000w inverter just about managed, which is why I then bought a 3000w Renogy inverter which will power the kettle and microwave at the same time from a 304ah Fogstar

There's inverters and then there's better inverters

 

[Neil S]

My 2000w inverter just about managed, which is why I then bought a 3000w Renogy inverter which will power the kettle and microwave at the same time from a 304ah Fogstar

I only want to power the microwave for 4 minutes at a time , given that its a 600 watt which would require approx 1200 watt of power a 1600 watt pure sine wave should cope I think
The Fogstar 230ah certainly can cope with the discharge

 

[Lenny HB]

The Renogy inverters are supplied with way undersized cables so make shure you fit it with correct size cables.
With an inverter I would aim for a 1% volt drop.

 

[MisterB]

That's the problem .... 'should cope' .... And it might be absolutely perfect. My suggestion gave you another option that also allows you to use the kettle to brew up or another cooking appliance at the same time as using the microwave. The in built pass through on the Renogy inverter really is an extremely useful benefit.
But as has been pointed out, perhaps the Sterling Inverter is way better, I don't know whether it is or not ...

As Lenny HB pointed out, the Renogy inverter cables do seem undersized, though with the 3000w they supply 4 cables so you can twin them, but I found them a bit awkward so replaced with a larger size

 

[Lenny HB]

If you want a really good one get a Victron.

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[stevec]

I have a Fogstar 280Ah lithium with a Renogy 2000w inverter. Interestingly when running a Remoska and a low wattage kettle drawing just over 100A the cabling was cool but the inverter terminals were warm. Proper beefy connectors assembled with a hydraulic crimper. Wondering if the heating was internal to the inverter. Anyone else found this? We don’t usually have more than one device on at a time so usually 75A max with the kettle for a few minutes.

 

[Neil S]

That's the problem .... 'should cope' .... And it might be absolutely perfect. My suggestion gave you another option that also allows you to use the kettle to brew up or another cooking appliance at the same time as using the microwave. The in built pass through on the Renogy inverter really is an extremely useful benefit.
But as has been pointed out, perhaps the Sterling Inverter is way better, I don't know whether it is or not ...

As Lenny HB pointed out, the Renogy inverter cables do seem undersized, though with the 3000w they supply 4 cables so you can twin them, but I found them a bit awkward so replaced with a larger size

I also have a Renogy 1000 watt inverter fitted in my Coachman Caravan , its a good bit of kit and I considered the 2000 watt variant for my motorhome .
However i have very limited space as to where I can install an inverter and the Renogy 2kw dimensions make it just a bit to big

 

[Itsmcb]

That's the problem .... 'should cope' .... And it might be absolutely perfect. My suggestion gave you another option that also allows you to use the kettle to brew up or another cooking appliance at the same time as using the microwave. The in built pass through on the Renogy inverter really is an extremely useful benefit.
But as has been pointed out, perhaps the Sterling Inverter is way better, I don't know whether it is or not ...

As Lenny HB pointed out, the Renogy inverter cables do seem undersized, though with the 3000w they supply 4 cables so you can twin them, but I found them a bit awkward so replaced with a larger size.

Apologies if you thought I was implying the Sterling was better than your Renogy, I wasn't and have no experience of either. I was merely (and humourously I thought) pointing out than my 1200w inverter WAS up to the job .

 

[Gaston aires]

I just fitted the same battery with a 1500 watt PSW inverter and it powers a 900 watt kettle perfectly.
Phil

 

[daveandsan]

I use a 230w Fogstar battery with 1000w psw inverter and my 800w toaster works perfect.

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[MisterB]

Apologies if you thought I was implying the Sterling was better than your Renogy, I wasn't and have no experience of either. I was merely (and humourously I thought) pointing out than my 1200w inverter WAS up to the job .

No apology needed, your inverter might be better than mine, but mine is bigger than yours, so ner !!!

I didn't take offence, it's too easy sometimes for people to read and see what they want to see, we're all here to offer advice, information etc to help each other. I've learnt so much from this forum AND even more from my continual mistakes lol