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Default Do Magnatrons wear out?

amdx wrote:

I have small microwave and it seems the power is getting less and less
as time passes. Do Magnatrons wear out?
Mikek


Of course they wear out.. THey are a tube, they suffer from all the
same problems.. On top of that, they are self oscillating and subjected
to showing effects even sooner than a conventional tube working as hard.

Jamie