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almost1337@lemmy.zip 1 week agoIn my experience microwaves modulate how long the magnetron is on for, not the amount of power its using for each running cycle. eg 30 seconds on 50% will run at full power for a total of 15 seconds, and idle the other 15 seconds.
Yoddel_Hickory@piefed.ca 1 week ago
Yeah but it is not 15 full seconds on and 15 full seconds off, it alternates much faster so the heat has the time to dissipate a bit.
Spoiler: that is also how LEDs dim and it works perfectly.
JohnAnthony@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
The two microwave ovens I owned are counterexamples to both these comments. The older on would precisely go 15s on and 15s off (when on 50% power) while the newer uses an inverter to actually reduce the microwaving power, and stays on 100% of the time.