Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount... ;

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed Jun 23 16:46:45 2004

> > I know how, just about every part of, a microwave oven works and
>
> Then you'll know why the HV supply is almost invariably voltage
> doubled AC and not rectified and smothed DC.

I know it is (the magnetron itself is one of the diodes in the doubler,
along with one capacitor and a semiconductor diode), but I don't actually
know _why_. Presumably it's to simplify the insulation of the transformer
or something.

-tony
Received on Wed Jun 23 2004 - 16:46:45 BST