In North America the common voltage for microwave ovens is 120 volts.
However, what you may really want to know is how many watts does it draw? (One doesn't "draw volts" - the voltage is fixed by the source of electricity: 110 - 120 volts from the wall recepticle in your house; 1 1/2 volts for a AA battery, etc.) However, appliances do "draw" wattage - that depends upon the appliance and how efficiently it operates. (watts = volts x amps (current). Most microwave ovens are about 50% efficient, so an 800 watt (output) microwave oven draws about 1600 watts of electricity.
Microwaves generally run on the 115 volts AC that runs other appliances, like, say, a fridge. They plug into the wall. In other countries, mains voltage may be different.
This is model and brand specific.
Check the manual...
Some microwaves have 230 volt, others have 24.
It could, althought it may just be from the high-voltage power supply working correctly.
Watts = Amps x Volts Assuming 115 Volts...do the math
a voltmeter is used to measure voltage
The rated voltage will match the supply voltage of your property (nominally 120 V in North America, and 230 V in Europe), but the rated power varies from microwave to microwave -you can find out by looking at the 'nameplate' data label which, by law, must be attached to your microwave. The rated current will be the rated power divided by the rated voltage.
Continued Question: Can it be used on the counter like a regular microwave or does it have to be raised up (light and fan under microwave)? raised
The capacitor in a microwave oven, along with its associated high voltage diode, form what is called a voltage doubler to drive the magnetron.
It's a high voltage diode, typically used in microwave ovens.
Yes, using a 220v-60hz microwave in Australia is fine. The voltage of alternating current supplied to homes in Australia is 220v. The frequency of the voltage is 50hz.
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Microwave IS used in RADAR.
It outputs high voltage so that the magnetron (which is recieving the 2000v the Microwave transformer produces) can emit microwaves and it will cook the food but if fed lower voltage it is like a lower wattage it will cook slower
The Microwave was used to cook food.
It could, althought it may just be from the high-voltage power supply working correctly.
A typical microwave rated at 1100 watts uses 10 amps of power. This is calculated by dividing the number of watts by the voltage of 110.
The line voltage in the usa is 120V if the 2000V is for a tube in a microwave oven it generally depends on a transformer and rectifier so the line voltage will go down about 2% to retain the output
I = P/V = 1,000/120 = 81/3 Amp.