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Default Do Magnatrons wear out?

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:07:37 +1100 "Phil Allison"
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The rated life for consumer magnetrons is about 2000 hrs. If you live
on 5 minute TV dinners, that's about 24,000 dinners.



** Hmmmmm.......

24,000 microwave dinners at the rate of one per day takes nearly 66 years
to consume.

I wonder if the consumer of the microwave will die first ?


Depends on how much lead is in it.