Peter A wrote:
[snip]
> Microwave ovens work the same way, although I have some vague
> recollection that some fancy models have variable power.
>
Panasonic does.

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Jean B. wrote:
> Peter A wrote: [snip]
>> Microwave ovens work the same way, although I have some vague
>> recollection that some fancy models have variable power.
>>
> Panasonic does.

The only modern microwave I've had is my present US$100 (hardly fancy)
Panasonic.[1] So I'm used to being able to control the power. I
figured that was pretty much the norm. It's not?

[1]Okay, $120 -- but only because I got the stainless steel model.


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In article >,
lid says...
> > Peter A wrote: [snip]
> >> Microwave ovens work the same way, although I have some vague
> >> recollection that some fancy models have variable power.
> >>
> > Panasonic does.
>
> The only modern microwave I've had is my present US$100 (hardly fancy)
> Panasonic.[1] So I'm used to being able to control the power. I
> figured that was pretty much the norm. It's not?
>
>

You miss my point. All microwaves have variable power but they achieve
it by turning the power on and off. Thus, 50% power is 5 seconds on (at
100% power) then 5 seconds off, repeated. I was wondering if there is a
unit that achieves variable power by reducing the microwave output and
having it on continuously - 50% would be 50% power on all the time.
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Peter Aitken

Peter A wrote:
> In article >,
> lid says...
>> > Peter A wrote: [snip]
>> >> Microwave ovens work the same way, although I have some vague
>> >> recollection that some fancy models have variable power.
>> >>
>> > Panasonic does.
>>
>> The only modern microwave I've had is my present US$100 (hardly fancy)
>> Panasonic.[1] So I'm used to being able to control the power. I
>> figured that was pretty much the norm. It's not?
>>
> You miss my point. All microwaves have variable power but they achieve
> it by turning the power on and off. Thus, 50% power is 5 seconds on (at
> 100% power) then 5 seconds off, repeated. I was wondering if there is a
> unit that achieves variable power by reducing the microwave output and
> having it on continuously - 50% would be 50% power on all the time.

Oh. I figured that's what mine did. I didn't know about on/off cycling
as "variable power'.


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