Mike Lamb wrote:
> Eric, I heard this from another Amateur many years back. He said it
> was to provide a load for the Magnetron so that you don't blow it. I
> don't know if he is right or not, but I always did it any way. I felt
> if you boiled the water and nothing happened to heat the sample, it was
> probably a fair dielectric.
Sounds like a good idea, Mike. Our microwave came with instructions
not to run it without something in it.
Lyn, W4WDN
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