On Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:01:43 -0600, wrote:

On Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:31:39 -0500, Micky
wrote:

I used to have the Amana Radar Range Model 2.

It looked just like the early image of all microwaves.

I got it free because the springs that held the door shut had broken
off. Fixed at no cost.

Years later it had arcing in the HV cage, but I covered it with black
GE Silicone from the squeeze tube.

Finally the main transformer failed. They had four in stock, and
that's just for this region, but wanted $250 dollars for one. He

I always try to fix stuff too, but Microwaves are one of the home
appliances that are usually not fixable, because the cost of parts is
too high and you still have an old MW.

Sure, if it's a blown fuse or the door dont latch, or a bad power cord,
then fix it, but if the electronics fail, you may as well toss it and
buy a new one. How those companies can justify charging so much for
parts is hard to believe. Apparently they dont want to sell the
parts.... Consider if that $250 part also has a serviceman's repair
charges added to it. You may have a $400 (or more) bill to pay for a MW
that is not worth more than $20 at a rummage sale.

Being me, I know I would have paid 50 for it, maybe even 100.

In my letter, I told them to save enough parts so that the
grandchildren of the inventor could keep repairing their radarranges,
but sell the rest for as much as you can get.

And once you buy that transformer, what will fail next? The timer, the
magnetron, or some other part....

I wasn't worried about that. After all, I like fixing things.

It's a shame that waste is encouraged by these rip-off companies, but
that's how it is in today's world! To add insult to injury, you'll
probably have to pay $10 or more to dispose of it.......