R-3A54 
R-3E54 
MICROWAVE  MEASUREMENT 
After  adjustment  of  door  latch  switches,  monitor 
switch  and  door  are  completed  individually  or  collec- 
tively,  the  following  leakage  test  must  be  performed 
with  a survey  instrument  and  it  must  be  confirmed  that 
the  result  meets  the  requirements  of  the  performance 
standard  for  microwave  oven. 
REQUIREMENT 
The  safety  switch  must  prevent  microwave  radiation 
emission  in  excess  of  5mW/cm2  at  any  point  5cm  or 
more  from  external  surface  of  the  oven. 
PREPARATION  FOR  TESTING: 
Before  beginning  the  actual  test  for  leakage,  proceed 
as follows; 
1.  Make  sure  that  the  test  instrument  is  operating 
normally  as  specified  in  its  instruction  booklet. 
Important: 
Survey  instruments  that  comply  with  the  require- 
ment  for  instrumentations  as  prescribed  by  the  per- 
formance  standard  for  microwave  ovens  must  be 
used  for  testing. 
Recommended  instruments  are: 
NARDA  8100 
NARDA  8200 
HOLADAY  HI  1500 
SIMPSON  380M 
2.  Place  the  oven  tray  into  the  oven  cavity. 
3.  Place  the  load  of  275&l  5ml  of  water  initially  at 
20f  5°C  in  the  centre  of  the  oven  tray.  The  water 
container  should  be  a  low  form  of  600  ml  beaker 
with  inside  diameter  of  approx.  8.5cm  and  made  of 
an  electrically  non-conductive  material  such  as 
glass  or  plastic. 
The  placing  of  this  standard  load  in  the  oven  is  im- 
portant  not  only  to  protect  the  oven,  but  also  to  in- 
sure  that  any  leakage  is  measured  accurately. 
4.  Close  the  door  and  turn  the  oven  ON  with  the  timer 
set  for  several  minutes.  If  the  water  begins  to  boil 
before  the  survey  is  completed,  replace  it  with 
275ml  of  cool  water. 
5.  Move  the  probe  slowly  (not  faster  that  2.5cm/sec.) 
along  the  gap. 
6.  The  microwave  radiation  emission  should  be  meas- 
ured  at  any  point  of  5cm  or  more  from  the  external 
surface  of  the  oven. 
(RDBllOSU) 
Microwave  leakage  measurement  at  5  cm  distance 
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