Track_Shovel to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoAs neglected as the 7 button on a microwaveslrpnk.netimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down10
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minus-square@seralth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•3 days 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.
minus-squaremememuseumlinkfedilink8•3 days agoThere 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.
minus-square@JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•3 days agoA convection oven works exactly the same way.
minus-square@ramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•3 days 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.
minus-square@cenzorrll@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•2 days agoAnd in the case of a microwave, it makes almost no difference if you’re running longer than 30s
Your 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.
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.
A convection oven works exactly the same way.
Correct, but I think most people don’t think about that.
And in the case of a microwave, it makes almost no difference if you’re running longer than 30s