In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: Re: Microwave experimentation safety precautions
Date: Jul 30, 8:01 pm
Poster: Jim LuxOn Jul 30, 8:01 pm, Jim Lux wrote:
it is a violation of Federal Law to disassemble and subsequently operate microwave oven components (i.e. the magnetron).
Not precisely true.. As far as the FCC is concerned you can generate as much RF power as you want, as long as it doesn't leave your property, particularly for research purposes.
OSHA and other agencies may have other rules, of course, because the FCC doesn't really concern itself with safety, per se.
I don't know if the CDRH has regulation about the dismantling of microwave ovens.. They certainly have rules about selling RF emitting equipment, as does the FCC.
> The microwave oven is a "radiation emitting device" and each and every one is checked thoroughly for shielding and leakage before being sold.