Reduce power of a microwave oven?
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mike wrote:
Yes, it has a power level setting, but the on-time is 15 seconds
and they modulate the off-time.
I tried to heat a frozen hamburger patty. It boils the liquid around
the outside for 15 seconds, but the inside is still frozen.
Mike-
Does the new microwave have a Defrost option? If so, does it also cook
for 15 seconds at full power?
I had a small microwave back in the 70s that had a low power setting.
My memory is a little hazy, but I think the low power setting switched a
capacitor in series with the high voltage transformer primary. It acted
as a ballast to reduce magnetron voltage.
Fred
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