• mememuseum@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 month ago

      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.

    • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 month 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·
        1 month ago

        And in the case of a microwave, it makes almost no difference if you’re running longer than 30s

      • MisterFrog@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 month ago

        This is only the case for cheaper models. There are models with inverters that actually run at lower power.

        I am like original commenter, I gotta turn down the power because my microwave is a deadly lazer (1200 W)

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
      2·
      1 month 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…