Re: Safety of microwave ovens

I wish to express my sincere thanks to all who provided me information on the microwave oven safety. To summarize, the microwave ovens have a good RF seal to protect the user from leakage. According to the FDA web site on microwave safety, even at a distance of 2 from the microwave oven, the

Re: Safety of microwave ovens

Ravinder The IEC standard for microwave ovens is IEC 60335-2-25, this allows a maximum leakage of 50W/m2 at 50mm or more from the external surface of the microwave oven. I tested a few of these a few years ago and found levels well below the above limit even at closer than 50mm. I am sure that

RE: Safety of microwave ovens

* Mailto:chris.col...@tagmclaren.com * http://www.tagmclaren.com -Original Message- From: Ravinder Ajmani [SMTP:ajm...@us.ibm.com] Sent: 14 January 2002 17:50 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Safety of microwave ovens Hi, Our over-the-cooking-range microwave oven has