How to quickly and easily check if a microwave oven is leaking microwaves, CFL lamp method.

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  1. A very simple tool to use, made with a plastic spice jar and the tube from a faulty CFL bulb—the electronics may be faulty, but the tube itself, whether of this type or another, is often still in good condition. By cutting the small wires of the 4 terminals flush with the glass, we insert it into the jar.
  2. You will have a magnificent, simple microwave tester to check the operation of microwave ovens. I do not advise you to leave the oven running for long with the tube inside; it is enough to turn it on for a few seconds and see if the tube lights up to know that it is generating microwaves.
  3. Video: HOW TO CHECK MICROWAVE GENERATION IN AN OVEN WITH A CFL BULB (WARNING: ONLY A FEW SECONDS)
  4. REMEMBER THAT THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT AND I DO NOT ADVISE AT ANY TIME THAT YOU LEAVE IT INSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE OVEN RUNNING, because if by chance someone's microwave explodes, the amount of time they leave the lamp inside is their own responsibility. We will secure the tube to the base with a piece of double-sided adhesive tape.
  5. Another model of tester:
  6. Other guides on homemade tools for microwave oven diagnostics: Microwave Oven
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