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DIY & Home Improvement

lumberjack_jeff

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7. "Dead" microwaves usually blow a small fuse.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 03:46 PM

May 2012

When you yank open the door, the switches in the latching mechanism turn off the power to the magnetron. If the switch doesn't open quickly enough, the current to the magnetron spikes because it is now trying to flood the kitchen with microwaves and the fuse blows.

I had a project for which I needed a transfomer from a dead microwave, so I advertised a wanted ad on freecycle. It took three microwaves before someone finally brought me one that was actually dead.

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my 9 year old over the range micorwave oven "died" last night and came back from the dead [View all] CTyankee May 2012 OP

Power glitch may have just crashed the tiny computer inside. n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #1

So is that a sign of aging or just a glitch? CTyankee May 2012 #2

If it doesn't happen again in the next 30 days it was probably just a power glitch. n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #3

thanks. just made lunch in it and it worked fine...but we'll see... CTyankee May 2012 #4

NO! Zombie microwave intaglio May 2012 #5

LOL... CTyankee May 2012 #6

"Dead" microwaves usually blow a small fuse. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #7

home improvement diypartner Jun 2012 #8

could you explain why you copied the previous posters message to me? CTyankee Jun 2012 #9