On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:35:10 -0600 amdx wrote in
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On 2/21/2012 9:12 PM, Sjouke Burry wrote:
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I have small microwave and it seems the power is getting less and less
as time passes. Do Magnatrons wear out?
Mikek


The vacuum in the tube might slowly fail,
the cathode heater does slowly degrade,
the wavegiude might become dirty, and because of that
become less efficient
Also the magnet surrounding the tube might lose some
of its power.
And lately china import sometimes is a bit wacky...

This is a GE microwave manufactured 25 yrs ago.
The next one will probably be a wacky Chinese Import.


I just laid a Goldstar to rest that I purchased in 1987. The new one is
just about 6 months old and already it sounds like it's on it's last legs.