You need to check the wattage on the plate, usually at the back of the microwave to find out what the electrical rated wattage is,the rating you get in the spec is the output and is normally a lot lower.
Saxo1
Its not a perfect way of working it out but on average French sites tend to have a 6 amp supply so you have 1380 watts to play with, less of course anything else you are using at the time like fridge and charger. What you have to be careful about with microwaves is that they often show the cooking power of say 600/700 watts but the total current draw can be higher but this will be shown on the plate mentioned by Saxo above. We have a microwave in our caravan and we have used it in France on a 6amp supply.
If you are buying one, and just want an ordinary mains one, pop along to Tesco/Asda/Argos or whatever and buy the smallest and cheapest one you can find, £20/£25 maybe.
Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 08/3/2010
If you are buying one, and just want an ordinary mains one, pop along to Tesco/Asda/Argos or whatever and buy the smallest and cheapest one you can find, £20/£25 maybe.
Just replaced our Tesco 20 litre with a 17 litre Asda. 700 watt touch pad operated and a damn sight smaller and lighter. Cost £25 bargain.
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