Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAs neglected as the 7 button on a microwaveslrpnk.netimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1576arrow-down13
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minus-squareseralth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·2 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-squaremememuseum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 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-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agothe 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…
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoA convection oven works exactly the same way.
minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 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-squarecenzorrll@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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.
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…
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