No but I have put a light bulb in and turned it on! very bright for a few
seconds then bang and the bulb has vanished!!
"Joe Provenzano" wrote in message
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and turned on the microwave?

I would think the metal can will simply reflect the microwaves, having
no effect on the beans.

Fluorescent bulbs work very well. As a gag, I told my wife I developed
a new method of making "cold fusion" work. I put an ordinary rock in a
green plastic pasta strainer. After uttering some techno babble I
pressed the button. The room lite up with a bright green glow pouring
out of the oven. My wife fled the building and didn't speak to me for
days.
She didn't see the round 40W "circle-line" bulb resting inside the
pasta strainer.

If you keep the time short, you won't blow the bulb. More than a few
seconds, things become unpredictable. Hint: You should keep a small cup
of water in the oven to give the waves somewhere to go. I'm a firm
believer of not running my oven "dry". So far, no damage 25 years after
learning this tip.

Dennis H.

In article .com, "distar97" wrote:
I would think the metal can will simply reflect the microwaves, having
no effect on the beans.

Fluorescent bulbs work very well. As a gag, I told my wife I developed
a new method of making "cold fusion" work. I put an ordinary rock in a
green plastic pasta strainer. After uttering some techno babble I
pressed the button. The room lite up with a bright green glow pouring
out of the oven. My wife fled the building and didn't speak to me for
days.
She didn't see the round 40W "circle-line" bulb resting inside the
pasta strainer.

If you keep the time short, you won't blow the bulb. More than a few
seconds, things become unpredictable. Hint: You should keep a small cup
of water in the oven to give the waves somewhere to go. I'm a firm
believer of not running my oven "dry". So far, no damage 25 years after
learning this tip.

Dennis H.


Is that the same microwave? Thats one of the first things their suppose
to tell you. When I put together a Heath-Kit oven in 1970, those type of things
were inportant, especially for a $400 microwave kit! That makes me a 35 year microwave user.
Actually my friend had one several years before.

Ho Ho's used to make a nice spectical.

greg

"distar97" bravely wrote to "All" (22 Dec 05 08:37:12)
--- on the heady topic of " .....baked beans in the microwave? Try
fluorescents"

di From: "distar97"
di Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:352242

di I would think the metal can will simply reflect the microwaves, having
di no effect on the beans. [...]

I think the metal can would concentrate the RF energy on its surface
and discharge it as a high voltage at its sharp edges.

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