How Do You Check A Microwave For Leaks?
• Unplug your microwave from the power socket. For wall switches, remove the whole electric plug from the wall socket (power point) rather than simply turning off the switch. • Check that your netbook has a working 802.11 wireless card and is on your local network. • Place the netbook in the microwave. Do not turn the microwave on! • Close the microwave door. Close the microwave door. Ping your netbook. If the ping is answered, the microwave leaks radiation. If the packets time out, everything is fine. • Put your cell phone in the microwave. Put your cell phone in the microwave. Shut the door. • Do not turn on the microwave! Dial the number of your cell phone. If it rings, you have a leak. If it doesn’t ring, your microwave oven is fine. • Find a fluorescent tube. Find a fluorescent tube. • Darken the room. • Hold it against the edges of the microwave oven’s door when the oven is in use. While normally it is not recommended to use the microwave with nothing inside it, in this short exp
