Nitetimes wrote:Dale
By the way, if you are are tripping the one in your house when they are both on I would check/replace the breaker if it's an older house, in my experience when a breaker is tripping frequently when something is starting it means the breaker is starting to get tired. The fix most people use for that is to not run both at the same time, the best fix is to reconfigure your cords so the 2 appliances are on different circuits and replace the breaker if it is old of course.
The breaker that gets tripped is when I have a total of 2600 watts being used...1500 for the toaster oven and 1100 for the MW. That is about 23-24 amps, and I'd think that would trip a new 15 amp breaker if my 30 year old house is wired with 14 ga, and it probably is. And, the breakers are that old too. I have had to replace one and a main breaker already. I couldn't find a new 15 amp breaker, and had to settle for a used one that cost more than most new breakers. The next time I have a problem with a breaker, I'm going to have a new panel and breakers installed. It will be cheaper in the long run than replacing aged, obsolete breakers.
Bledsoe has a good point.
If I'm running a 10 ga cord, why not just use the 30 amp plug and put in a 30 amp main breaker. MJ put me onto Waytek Wire who sells AC pushbutton breakers for under $3 that I can put on a panel that I will make to hold the breakers and fuse and ground busses. I already have my GFCI outlets to install for added protection.
I think I'll drop the converter idea and just hardwire in a good 3 or 4 stage charger (one designated for deep cell batteries) to keep the battery up. The KISS principal makes good sense, usually costs less, and doesn't have to sacrifice quality. Now, if I can just find the correct color stranded wire for my 110, or an agreeable clerk at HD who won't argue about selling me the wrong color.........