On 12/26/2013 5:51 AM, Meanie wrote:
On 12/25/2013 7:50 PM, micky wrote:


Perhaps I should have said that. OP don't run the thing with
the cover off. Have it on and screwed together. Unless the fuse
is blown, ;come back for more advice or throw it away, unless it's
a really expensive model worth having repaired.

doing. They use odd security bits now so that any old Joe can't
open it up with a normal screwdriver.

Well, B&Decker uses security bits on its coffee makers too, and
iir its weekwackers too. They don't want peiple inside anything,
not just the things that can hurt them.


A microwave differs from a Weedwacker or coffee maker in that it has
a "capacitor". It's not just a matter of running it with the cover
off. Even if the oven is unplugged, the capacitor still holds a
charge and can jolt a person. One needs to know how to discharge the
capacitor before attempting extensive troubleshooting.

Some of those capacitors have high value resistors to drain the charge
when the oven is not in operation. I have have a junk one out front and
I could have sworn I saw a drain resistor across the capacitor in the
last microwave oven I had apart. o_O

TDD