"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
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| (LASERandDVDfan) writes:
|
| Would probably be worth salvaging the control board, power transformer,
| magnetron, etc from the unit though as they're all quite new and could
be
| used to repair other units. If you take the microwave to an appliance
repair
| shop they'll probably happily take it off your hands for parts.
|
| Absolutely, and a much better alternative to just throwing it out. -
Reinhart
|
| And at the very least, you'll have a complete set of replacement parts
| for the other oven should something go wrong.
|
| But if someone is willing to do some work, it could be repaired safely as
noted
| in a previous post.

On balance of danger vs. time and effort vs. value this is a poor choice to
repair IMO. I got a brand new Sharp sensor 1200 W (with some slight store
scuffing) on eBay for about $35 delivered - and it came with a warranty.
There are so many microwaves out there so cheap it's not a route to go.

N