On 11/17/2010 5:47 PM, aemeijers wrote:
On 11/17/2010 11:53 AM, Steve B wrote:
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Steve B wrote:
My DIL has a bake oven with a combo microwave. The microwave died, and
the
repair guy said that the microwave couldn't be fixed. I find that hard
to
believe. The unit is not that old. Are there things in a microwave that
go
out that one just absolutely cannot repair? I know there's a break even
spot where the repairs cost more than a new one. She is giving us the
old
unit, and I'd like to see if I can get it fixed.

Steve

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That's kind of what I figured. Even a car gets a new life with a new
engine, you just have to decide if you want to spend $2,000 on a $300
car.
But then, I've seen $300 cars with $5,000 stereos in them, so it's a
personal matter. We're getting this for free, so if it costs to get it
fixed, we can spend a chunk and still come in under the price for new. MY
SIL, who fancies himself as a repair person is probably going to be
****ed
if I get it fixed for $30 or so. But even if it is $300, my story is $30,
and I'm sticking to it. Or a $2 fuse would even be better.

Steve



When I used to live in the apartments, I routinely found very shiny
'dead' micros, some still with the protective plastic film on them,
beside the dumpsters. Most came back to life with a field-strip and
reassembly, after replacing popped fuse or a burned-up push-on
connector, or de-gunking the microswitch on the door safety interlock.
Gave some to relatives, sold a couple at garage sales, Goodwilled the rest.


I found a brand new small microwave oven next to a dumpster outside a
place I was working. Not a scratch on it and the glass turntable and
owners manual were inside. It works fine, I think someone was moving
and decided the new items I found were worth less than the space in
their vehicle.

TDD