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Salvo
May 28, 2015Explorer
Like a converter, the microwave takes power from an ac source only during peak amplitudes of the sinusoidal waveform. That means the ac current is quite a bit higher than you think. That also means the ac line loss will also be more than you think. It all goes to hell in a handbasket.
Just about everyone uses the Watt setting on a kil-a-watt meter when measuring power. That's the wrong setting. Use the VA setting to get true power.
Just about everyone uses the Watt setting on a kil-a-watt meter when measuring power. That's the wrong setting. Use the VA setting to get true power.
jrnymn7 wrote:
How would one go about that? And is it a combination of poor efficiency and line loss, or is one simply the result of the other?
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