Microwave oven

Hi all i have a very old Micro Wave oven which is still in use on a daily basis ..its around 25 years old now and has never missed a beat .. even has the same damn lamp .. problem is, despite looking on many web sites i have never known the out put of it .. ie 750 watt -800 watt
It's an Hitachi MR- 6450 Auto Sensor .. below is a bad picture of it taken with my cell phone .. thanks for any help in finding the out put

 

Why not ask Hitachi ?

 

No Label Jiffy ..
maybe i write an e mail then to Hitachi and ask them
Thanks ... Micky

 

I think it`s true to say that wharever it was when it was new it will not be the same now.
I believe magnatrons loss their power over time.

 

And we have this weeks winner of GCs Word of the Week Competition:yess::mexwave::yess:

Congratulations Robert,

Spiffing Word

 

Did you see this on ebay - shame the text isn't legible. I found it looking on ebay for one like yours as I was going to suggest finding one there and if it doesn't state the power, ask the seller:

Hitachi Autosensor microwave oven-1984 magazine advert | eBay

 

Magnatrons the arch enemies of Captain Scarlet .

 

I gave my friend an old microwave of mine that I bought in 1982 and he is still using it daily in his works canteen. I believe that is a Hitachi too and its output about 750 wts.

 

You never know Hitachi may want that Magnatron back to find out way it has lasted so long......

 

And how they can make it so the next generation breaks 1 day after the guarantee runs out.

 

Scrungee many thanks for finding that on E Bay for me .. that is the exact model .. i will follow it and see what it sells for .. Micky

 

About 25 years ago my dad had one that was 1250watts.

I think the thing to note is that a 1250 watter then isn't necessarily more powerful than a modern 800. Remember, technology has moved on now. Things are more efficient. If the old 1250 watter had a 50% efficiency (ie 625 watts equiv) and the 800 watt one had a 90% efficiency (720 watts equivalent), the new 800 watt one would cook the food faster than the older 1250.

In other words, if it works, it doesn't really matter.

 

Should that not be the Mysterons?

 

The counterfeit Captain Scarlet arch-enemy is the magnatrons. Its a copyright matter. And captain scarlet has been renamed Corporal Bright Red, and Captain Black is now Sergeant Charcoal Grey.