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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Microwave woes

What the hell is going on here. Just 19 months ago I replaced our Whirlpool microwave

This is how they dealt with TedBundy. with a Sharp, and now that just did the same thing. WTF are we doing wrong? What causes the magnetron to blow up so quickly? I Just ordered a Panasonic 1250 Watt job to replace it ($136 delivered). In the meanwhile, I just say - POOP on SHARP!

Rodger the Real King of France 10/11/2006 06:23:00 PM 12 Comments

"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. "
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12 comments:

Anonymous said...: Has Kim Jong-Il been over at your house lately?
TFV; 10/11/06, 6:27 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: Wait ... let me look under the bed.

Nope.; 10/11/06, 6:41 PM
Jake said...: The tube blows up when you try to microwave cats.; 10/11/06, 6:55 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: I do cook the dog's marrow bones in the 'wave. I have wondered if that could be a problem.; 10/11/06, 7:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Aye matey, thar she blows!; 10/11/06, 7:39 PM
Anonymous said...: Problem identified: it's those metal baking trays that you are using to bake cakes. http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060924234025AAmZN1l; 10/11/06, 7:43 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: I learned that in Microwave 101. No metal ever. I do occasionally use dishes that are not "microwave" safe, but I've always done that (going back 30 years).; 10/11/06, 8:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Rodge, sometimes that's the way it is with electronics. Something gives and it can drive you crazy to sort it out. I think it's just a coincidence on your microwave. They stamp the circuit boards out and all you need is one failure on one component to have it not work. Good luck on the new machine and enjoy the popcorn.; 10/11/06, 11:31 PM
Anonymous said...: If you can get a voltmeter to put on that circuit, plug it in and leave it, and check it periodically. You could be into a high/low voltage situation, which could have deleterious effects on a lot of stuff. Low voltage can be as bad as high, too. I had that once; fortunately, we didn't burn anything out.; 10/12/06, 8:00 AM
Howard said...: It's Global Warming, stupid. Shhhh..... I have switched to a Captain Marvel ray gun, works like a charm.; 10/12/06, 1:37 PM
Anonymous said...: Get a fifty dollar Goldstar at K-Marche or Wally World. Ours is ten years old and works as well as it did new.; 10/12/06, 5:49 PM
Anonymous said...: For a thousand watt microwave you have to have at least the equivalent of a cup of water in the microwave or the energy bounces back up into the cavitron and burns it out.; 10/12/06, 6:29 PM

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Microwave woes

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