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frenchship

MT,
If your microwave is let say 1200 watts and voltage is 120 volts,it would draw 10 amps and probably more on start up up to 25% depending of the quality of the unit so a 15amps breaker would be fine, if you could look on the spec.plate of the unit it should tell you how many amps the unit would require.
Paul

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MarkB

You should look up the owners manual online to check the starting amps, which can be much higher than the running amps. 

frenchship

MT .
 On my boat the breaker size is 30 amps
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MT .
 On my boat the breaker size is 30 amps
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MarkB

Boats in storage, Will give you an answer in may. Lol. 

Serenity

My breaker is also on a 30 amp.

JC290

As is mine

Cableguy Greg

According to my panel diagram, mine is on a 20A breaker.

JC290

Ok MT what's the story you have a lot of electrical questions 

MarkB

20 amp would be my guess. 

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JC290

Suspense is killing me lol

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JC290

MT how's the info?

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JC290

Talked to the three owners in my marina two have 20 amp and the other is a 30 amp. The 30 and one of the 20 are the same microwave excatly 

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frenchship

 While on this subject I had to remove my windlass to work on it , Lewmar instructions said that the wire going to the windlass had to be 4awg, the wiring diagram from Rinker says 4awg. To my surprise the actual wire is 10awg on my boat and this is with a 70 amps breaker isolator. I guess I have to live with that since if I try to replace with the right size wire that would be a major job.....
so Mt and RY I am not surprise of your finding..........."
Paul

Dream_Inn

Wow!  10awg on a windlass is asking for trouble big time.  Now I'm thinking I better look at some of my wiring.  That windlass can suck up some amps (especially if one doesn't know what they are doing and use it to pull the boat).

frenchship

I am going to be very careful using my windlass in the futur......it his scary.

frenchship

I kind of knew that but that is what Rinker installed on my boat and it seems that I am stuck with it for now .