On 7 Jul 2004 at 11:53, Bill Fuqua wrote:
> Does anyone know anything about the Panasonic Inverter Microwave
> Ovens.
> Could it be that they are using a high voltage inverter or just
> control filament to limit power output?
>
> The advantage of these is that they don't switch on and off like the
> ordinary ones do while defrosting or when set for less than full
> power.
>
> If it is the HV that they are producing via inverter then perhaps they
> are good candidates for switching HV power supplies.
>
> For only about $75 spent at WalMart maybe someone can check it out. I
> just bought a microwave oven and have too many just now.
We bought one. The "inverter" part of it is apparently a switching
HV supply. It produces ghastly RFI! Our house rule is "Don't use it
when Grumps is on the radio!"
If someone in the neighborhood gets one and decides to cook a turkey,
then my HF efforts are doomed until the bird is done!
73,
Grumps, aka
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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