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

[CTyankee]

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?

[PoliticAverse]

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

[CTyankee]

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

[PoliticAverse]

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

[CTyankee]

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

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

[intaglio]

5. NO! Zombie microwave

Take it's head off

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

[CTyankee]

6. LOL...

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]

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

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]

8. home improvement

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]

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

I'm not understanding...