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What does a capacitor in a microwave oven do?
The capacitor in a microwave oven, along with its associated high voltage diode, form what is called a voltage doubler to drive the magnetron.
How are microwaves produced?
Microwaves are generated at the atomic level, based on the frequency of the EM radiation that it emits. This is conducted through radiation that is absorbed, reflected, attenuated, or refracted.
What are microwaves created by?
a microwave is actually a particle of light below the visible spectrum that we can see. a magnetron is the device in a microwave oven that produces the microwaves by using an electromagnet that charged produces a light wave at the proper frequency to make it a microwave.
What energy powers a microwave?
A microwave oven uses the 120 V AC coming out of your kitchen receptacle (in the United States) and by means of a transformer and rectifier converted to 7000 V DC which is then used to energize the magnetron that creates the microwave energy.
What is a microwave beam generator called?
magnetron
What type of tube is in a microwave oven?
magnetron
Where in a household would you find a magnetron?
Microwave oven.
Where can you obtain a visual of a microwave oven magnetron tube?
The image is an actual picture of a magnetron removed from a microwave cooker. Unfortunately about all you can see are its cooling fins.
Is a cathode ray tube in a microwave oven?
No, a microwave oven does not contain a cathode ray tube. A cathode ray tube (CRT) is what is in a conventional television set.The microwave oven has a magnetron in it. The magnetron is a type of cavity resonator, and it is this electronic component that generated the microwaves that heat food items.
What does a capacitor in a microwave oven do?
The capacitor in a microwave oven, along with its associated high voltage diode, form what is called a voltage doubler to drive the magnetron.
Is magnetron an element?
A magnetron is a high-power, high frequency vacuum tube. The magnetron is the source of radio-frequency energy in RADAR systems and in the microwave oven in your kitchen, for example.
Should the Magnetron Tube be replaced in a two year old Whirlpool over the stove microwave or should the microwave be replaced?
If the interior of the oven is stil without rust marks and it is stil in good condition one can replace the magnetron
Is it bad to turn on a microwave if it has nothing inside of it to be cooked?
Yes, it is very bad. When you run a microwave oven without any food inside, there is nothing to absorb the microwaves and they build up inside the cooking chamber. Eventually, something has to absorb them and that something is the oven's microwave source-its magnetron. The magnetron isn't good at handling excessive power that returns to it from the cooking chamber and it can be damaged as a result. In all my years of experimenting with microwave ovens, I've only killed a magnetron once. But then again, I haven't run a microwave oven for more than a minute or two without anything inside it. If the oven works again after cooling down, then you're probably OK. The oven may have thermal interlocks in its microwave source to prevent that source from overheating and becoming a fire hazard. If the oven fails to work after an hour of cooling off, then you're probably out of luck. The magnetron and/or its power supply are likely to be fried and in need of replacement.
What date did Percy L.Spencer invented the microwave oven and magnetron?
If I'm not mistaken, the first microwave unit was built in the Motorola labs while experimenting on a new radio technology. The person working on the device got too close to the magnetron (the microwave tube) and had a Hershey bar which he was holding in his back pocket and then the choclate bar melted melt. That also was a clue that microwave ovens were possible.
Is it important to have a magnetron in a microwave?
The microwave cannot cook food without the magnetron that causes the food to heat up!
How are microwaves produced?
Microwaves are generated at the atomic level, based on the frequency of the EM radiation that it emits. This is conducted through radiation that is absorbed, reflected, attenuated, or refracted.
Originally invented in 1947 what modern-day kitchen must have sold one million units by 1975 and is powered by a magnetron?
The Microwave Oven
