randybrand;178906 Wrote: > Looking for a device to measure leakage from the microwave.
There are expensive testers, but I have heard a fluorescent bulb works well. But at this point it'd be safe to say you have leakage. No fear regarding various, umm, body parts. Microwaves are non-ionizing (i.e. they won't damage DNA like ionizing radiation will). It's only called "radiation" because it radiates out from the source, just like radio waves or light. Microwaves will do to you what they do to food, i.e. cause thermal burns, but only if they are highly concentrated. There's no way leakage from a microwave oven would burn you or cause long-term damage - you'd have to stick a body part entirely in the microwave while it's in operation to get burnt - and, of course, the mandatory door interlock will prevent you (also I believe having the door open would cause the field to partially dissipate.) Otherwise it's just not concentrated enough. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32529 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
