Does the magnatron want to emit the radio waves horizontally rather than vertically?
All of the microwaves I've seen have a magnatron mouted so as to emit the radio waves horizontally.
While trying to fix a new type Microwave / Grill (combination conventional grilling mechanism attached to the back of the MWO), I found that the magnatron was turned in such a way as to fire the rays up, then a metal cover took that, and bent it 90 degrees, so that the waves would then go in through the side of the cabinet (like a normal MWO does.
Long story short, the magnatron is shorted out, and I don't have a duplicate. They cost between $45.00 to $100.00, so my friend told me to just keep the thing for parts.
I read on the internet that microwaves can be effected by gravity, so I'm just wondering if this is a poor design, and that's why the magantron got shorted out.
Does anyone have any insights on this?
Please see crude drawing showing what I mean.
Thanks
All of the microwaves I've seen have a magnatron mouted so as to emit the radio waves horizontally.
While trying to fix a new type Microwave / Grill (combination conventional grilling mechanism attached to the back of the MWO), I found that the magnatron was turned in such a way as to fire the rays up, then a metal cover took that, and bent it 90 degrees, so that the waves would then go in through the side of the cabinet (like a normal MWO does.
Long story short, the magnatron is shorted out, and I don't have a duplicate. They cost between $45.00 to $100.00, so my friend told me to just keep the thing for parts.
I read on the internet that microwaves can be effected by gravity, so I'm just wondering if this is a poor design, and that's why the magantron got shorted out.
Does anyone have any insights on this?
Please see crude drawing showing what I mean.
Thanks
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