Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:48:55 +0100:
> My microwave stopped working recently, just out of warranty. I had great > fun searching the web for info then pulling the microwave to bits to > diagnose the fault. I was most disappointed to find that a DIY repair of > the problem was too unsafe to consider :( I had to buy a new one about a year ago as well. I had actually pulled mine apart before to reset an overheat switch, but the fan/wave-spreader was simply old and had started sticking, and this time the thing overheated and melted some of the plastic mountings. At about 15 years old, I figured it was time to by a new one anyway, and I was right. The new one is far more efficient and more convenient to use, and was surprisingly cheap. I should have thrown the old one away 2-3 years earlier, tho it did still work and wasn't unsafe, just inefficient and more work to continue to use than it was worth, given the cost of a new one. At the cost any more, like so much these days, microwave ovens are essentially disposable -- simply not worth repairing. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman -- [email protected] mailing list
