"Dave Martindale" wrote in message
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"Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom writes:

Sharp Carousel 1200 watts. I have it plugged into a different plug,
and it's working fine.

Probably a bad breaker then. It should supply up to 1800 W (15 A at 120
V) without tripping.

I once lived in a house where a 1000 W toaster would occasionally trip
a particular kitchen circuit breaker. The toaster wasn't drawing too
much current (I checked) so I replaced the breaker. Never tripped
again.

Breakers do fail.

My dad had the same problem when I gave him a my old microwave (a few years
old - replaced his 20 year old one). He said the breaker would trip once in
a while before, but started tripping every time he tried to use the new
microwave. I put in a new duplex breaker replacing the old one ... "problem
solved!"