There are inverter microwaves that can actually vary the output power of the magnetron, but I know Panasonic had a patent on it for a while.
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seralth@lemmy.world 15 hours agoYour not actually lowering the power, it’s just lowering the duty time.
70% means that it runs only 70% of the time.
Microwaves are either on or off. There is no in-between.
Its the same as running something for 30 seconds letting it sit for 20 then running it for another 10.
It’s also a large reason frozen dinners have you stir them.
mememuseum@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
A convection oven works exactly the same way.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Your not actually lowering the power, it’s just lowering the duty time.
Correct, but I think most people don’t think about that.
cenzorrll@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
And in the case of a microwave, it makes almost no difference if you’re running longer than 30s
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
the whole point of duty time is that it has basically the same end result, and no full blast then waiting is not the same thing as shorter bursts over a longer time…