Re: Microwave Oven problem


"Sheldon" <golder@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

I have an over the stove microwave oven which I think has 2 related
problems. The first is that its 20 Amp circuit breaker keeps tripping
intermittently. It is the only device on the circuit. This has been
occurring for a 2 months. Recently the microwave appears to be producing
too much power while cooking.

You do not say how old the oven is. Designs have changed over the years.
My Panasonic is almost 30 years old. Still works fine, although I had to
replace the light bulb in it once. Chances are a replacement would last 3
years, if I'm lucky :-(

Microwave ovens can only produce the max amount of energy, that the tube is
rated for. If you set it to lower power, the tube is turned on-off, some
percentage of the time.

It may be possible that due to some component failure in the power supply,
the whole thing is acting strange. Or that door switch, as someone
suggested (I did not know they were designed that way).

Yeah, thrash it, as some suggested and your next one will fail even sooner.

Short of tube replacement, these things are fixable. Even the tube can be
replaced. Of course if you can't live w/o it for a few days, make a deposit
to the thrash heap, that's becoming the trademark of the American
Consumerism.

Find a local repair shop that is reasonable and support them with repairs.
I know there are very few left and not all are reasonable.

Rich


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