Microwave In Truck - Questions

I have a few questions about having a microwave in your truck. Just for general information, I have a 700 watt microwave.

1. Do you need to idle the truck while using it? I have an APU and 1800 watt inverter, just want to make sure if I still need to idle or not.

2. Do you guys leave the glass thing inside the microwave while driving or do you take it out? Don't want it to break so soon, since I just bought the thing today.

Thanks in advance!

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

Not sure with an apu , but with my epu , it helps to idle so it doesn't completely drain the batteries.

I do take the glass plate out, but simply because it rattles so bad while driving.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

EPU:

Electric Auxiliary Power Units

Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices

I’ve had to idle for it to work, and not idle, too. Depends on your truck batteries and how long the microwave runs. The microwave will shut down on its own before the batteries go dead, so don’t worry about that. I would try using it with the truck shut down to see what you need to do—idle or not. I’ve kept the glass rotating plate installed with no problems for more than a few years. I store my bread inside.

Thanks! I'll try it out to see if I need to idle the truck or not, if so it'll be rather annoying since my truck starts to idle shutdown as soon as it stops, it'll count down from 200 seconds. Don't even have to set the parking brakes.

The microwave will drain your batteries so I generally just set my opti-idle. The 1800 watt inverter is fine with a 700 watt microwave, which is what I have also. I wrap my glass turntable in a microfiber towel to kee6it from rattling and scratching up the interior finish on my microwave.

I generally run the truck. The inverter will kick off about half the time if I don't idle it so it's just easier to idle it since I have to start the truck to reset the inverter anyways. I have no APU and my microwave is 900 watts. I have never had an issue with the glass plate making noise or rattling. They are made from tempered glass and resistant to heat and shock. It is very unusual for one to break so I doubt it would break from normal road bumps or vibrations.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.