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Microwaves gone Bang
« on: 20 February 2018, 21:56:23 »
Well, almost it still works but the handle is now cracked and wont open (its still got my Dinner in it), its a Tosh, big one, bought back in 1981, was expecting it to last a bit longer if Im honest.

Anyway whats worth buying, dont want cheap shite, but then dont want to be spending loads on one, whats good, with any new features, and hopefully will last, unlike the my one thats just broke.  ::)  :D

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2018, 22:00:05 »
Consider going for a catering model, that the professionals use?
They are made for all-day use and should last a bit longer in domestic use.

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2018, 22:02:14 »
36 years. I am guessing any leaking radiation will have put paid to children.

Nothing you buy now will last 36 years.

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #3 on: 20 February 2018, 22:05:05 »
Ta Ron, any particular make?

Noticed on the Web now now there are combination ones, ie Grill or Oven combined and some that will Steam, any good or just a marketing hype to charge more money.
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2018, 22:07:11 »
Quote from: Varche on 20 February 2018, 22:02:14
36 years. I am guessing any leaking radiation will have put paid to children.

Nothing you buy now will last 36 years.
Ah, good thinking Varche, I'll ask my three Boys if theve got anything kicking around.  ;)
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #5 on: 20 February 2018, 22:11:40 »
No, not hype; they are well worth having. Mine's a Panasonic "Inverter" model and the grill isn't fantastic, but works ok and is very useful for plate-warming. The convection oven part is terrific, pre-heating to a set temperature then timing the cooking from then.
The mictowave: well, it's a microwave, and just works.
It's just a domestic model  though, and not 36 years old!

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #6 on: 20 February 2018, 22:21:54 »

Buy the cheapest you can get and dump it after two years or so for another cheapo. Kitchen "white goods" are designed to be disposable these days.
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2018, 22:35:43 »
Our Microwave in the caravan lights up and turns, but it does not heat anything. Any thoughts whether it is fixable, or what is the cause !!! :(
Its a Tesco one and is six years old. :y
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #8 on: 20 February 2018, 22:38:50 »
Almost certain to be the Magnetron, which generates the microwave energy to cook your food.
As with Lexmark printer cartridges, it will be cheaper to bin it and buy new that replace!

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2018, 22:51:57 »
Thanks Ron :y
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #10 on: 21 February 2018, 00:24:06 »
Quote from: Mister Rog on 20 February 2018, 22:21:54

Buy the cheapest you can get and dump it after two years or so for another cheapo. Kitchen "white goods" are designed to be disposable these days.

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #11 on: 21 February 2018, 01:01:40 »
Gotta love a white goods thread!  :y
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #12 on: 21 February 2018, 10:17:53 »
Quote from: Bigron on 20 February 2018, 22:38:50
Almost certain to be the Magnetron, which generates the microwave energy to cook your food.
As with Lexmark printer cartridges, it will be cheaper to bin it and buy new that replace!

Ron.

Its almost certainly not the magnetron.  :y

Three key parts go, those being the High voltage capacitor, the HV rectifier diode and the HV fuse (the former two can take the fuse out).

Easy enough to check with a multimeter, had to replace the diode on a Sanyo catering one last year (it was 14 months old) and have fixed many a failed capacitor.
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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #13 on: 21 February 2018, 10:24:41 »
Interesting. Your experience is quite different from mine! I did consider the capacitor as a possibility, but I've never had one fail - only Magnetrons. The usual reason for Magnetron failure is when 'er indoors puts some large metal dish inside - they don't like it up 'em!  :(

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Re: Microwaves gone Bang
« Reply #14 on: 21 February 2018, 10:26:39 »
Quote from: Bigron on 20 February 2018, 22:11:40
No, not hype; they are well worth having. Mine's a Panasonic "Inverter" model and the grill isn't fantastic, but works ok and is very useful for plate-warming. The convection oven part is terrific, pre-heating to a set temperature then timing the cooking from then.
The mictowave: well, it's a microwave, and just works.
It's just a domestic model  though, and not 36 years old!

Ron.

Snap!!

How strange is that Ron?  Got the same one, known as the Slimline Combi, the second I have had in 18 years.  Great features, and quality performance. Highly recommended! 8) 8) :y

Still on the market Zirk:

https://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-nn-st479s-sensor-microwave-oven-stainless-steel/p230874140?sku=230874140&s_kwcid=2dx92700024307466798&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzrTUBRCnARIsAL0mqcyYviJcOelNvapfvQxwbKgZKfG3JKQRWmBywqd_fnsaz0PskJ8-ycMaAsoREALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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