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CTyankee

(65,032 posts) Wed May 23, 2012, 11:07 AM May 2012

my 9 year old over the range micorwave oven "died" last night and came back from the dead

today! All I did was unplug it and wait 15 minutes, then plug it back in!

My question is: what happened? Does this mean it's on its last legs? How long do microwave ovens last, on average, anyway?

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my 9 year old over the range micorwave oven "died" last night and came back from the dead (Original Post) CTyankee May 2012 OP

Power glitch may have just crashed the tiny computer inside. n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #1

So is that a sign of aging or just a glitch? CTyankee May 2012 #2

If it doesn't happen again in the next 30 days it was probably just a power glitch. n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #3

thanks. just made lunch in it and it worked fine...but we'll see... CTyankee May 2012 #4

NO! Zombie microwave intaglio May 2012 #5

LOL... CTyankee May 2012 #6

"Dead" microwaves usually blow a small fuse. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #7

home improvement diypartner Jun 2012 #8

could you explain why you copied the previous posters message to me? CTyankee Jun 2012 #9

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Power glitch may have just crashed the tiny computer inside. n/t

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:24 AM

May 2012

CTyankee

(65,032 posts)

2. So is that a sign of aging or just a glitch?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:27 AM

May 2012

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. If it doesn't happen again in the next 30 days it was probably just a power glitch. n/t

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:54 AM

May 2012

CTyankee

(65,032 posts)

4. thanks. just made lunch in it and it worked fine...but we'll see...

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:58 AM

May 2012

I"m wary, since it is so old...

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

5. NO! Zombie microwave

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 01:21 PM

May 2012

Take it's head off

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Or nuke it from space - it's the only way to be sure!

CTyankee

(65,032 posts)

6. LOL...

Reply to intaglio (Reply #5)

Wed May 23, 2012, 02:15 PM

May 2012

amazing isn't it?

I've been told that basically I just "rebooted" its little computer. Who knew you could reboot a microwave oven?

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

7. "Dead" microwaves usually blow a small fuse.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 02:46 PM

May 2012

When you yank open the door, the switches in the latching mechanism turn off the power to the magnetron. If the switch doesn't open quickly enough, the current to the magnetron spikes because it is now trying to flood the kitchen with microwaves and the fuse blows.

I had a project for which I needed a transfomer from a dead microwave, so I advertised a wanted ad on freecycle. It took three microwaves before someone finally brought me one that was actually dead.

diypartner

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8. home improvement

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:17 AM

Jun 2012

When you yank open the door, the switches in the latching mechanism turn off the power to the magnetron. If the switch doesn't open quickly enough, the current to the magnetron spikes because it is now trying to flood the kitchen with microwaves and the fuse blows.

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CTyankee

(65,032 posts)

9. could you explain why you copied the previous posters message to me?

Reply to diypartner (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:59 PM

Jun 2012

I'm not understanding...

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