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I think my microwave broke.
yoshmyster
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I turn the dial (yeah she's that old) pushed the start and it started and a "POP!!!" but it kept going. Not sure if my brain got nuked when I pulled the door open to stop it. My poor Tappan might be going to the scrap since I'm pretty sure there are no appliance repair shop left in this disposable world. But I'm gonna look after I find what model I got. I'm thinking #1 since I think she's made in the early '80s. She even has the browning coil that "supposedly" brown your eats. Also I hope I can take her off by myself from the top of the fridge without it toppling over and smashing my head on the fall.
Be jacked up there was one that closed their door in December of last year with all the parts they could've rebuilt her to factory spec.
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Wish ya luck on your antique microwave, Yoshi.
Think Fukashima, Yosh..................................................................
(SP?)
ours ( just the latest I would guess we have had 4 total since the first one ) bit the dust a couple years ago we had a older one in the basement we had shelved for the new one you know newer and better one well the old one was put back in service and still going
first microwave oven I even seen was a a friend of a old GF . at her parents house they ( GF and her friend ) were using it to warm M&M in to get the centers melted . of all things .
I truly had no idea or seen one before that it was about 1975 or 76 . had no idea what they were really good for .the microwave that is
I knew what my GF and her buddy were good for
skip ahead to about 1982 my wife ( no she is not the old GF ) and I bought one ( first one in our families to get one ) I remember it was not inexpensive and weight a ton but our favorite use at the time warm up milk for the kid we just had in the middle of the night so we could get back to sleep . how time fly's
Not to be a Debbie downer, as I like to shoot stuff as much as anyone. Just a word of caution.
the Ceramic in the magnetron contains beryllium, which is a legit known carcinogen if particles get airborne/into your lungs.
Beryllium will kill you. Not sure if people know making it airborne is how it kills you.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Okay got her working. 35 more years!!! Maybe? After watching a few "microwave repair" on youtube the first one popped up was the most helpful that as a 20 minuet view diagnosed the issue. When I got in to the microwave I was expecting something more than a toaster oven with a circuit board. Since there are only 4 bits that could be replaced it made the task easy. I took the diode, the fuse and the capacitor to the local appliance parts joint next town over. The fuse and the capacitor tested okay but the diode they couldn't test. Since the youtube video kind a pointed to it and it was only $5 I bought it. If it wasn't it the next to test was the microwave bit. Got lucky and it was the diode.
I do need to find a belt that drives the radiation fan. It's still there but it's too loose so it popped off the pully when I put the sheet metal back. I think it's been off the pully since I think that's the reason why things don't warm/cook evenly.