---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:48:12 -0700 From: Nathan Stokely <50kva.54uf.750a@xxxxxxxxx> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: microwave oven transformer oscillation Does anybody know why a mot does not require oscillation for its operation? Why aren't all transformers built this way for simplicity?