"Dave Phillips" wrote in message
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Folks

QUick one. Microwave oven packed up recently with crackling sound and
smell of burnt-out circuitry. It now (rather predictably) doesn't cook
anything: the lights are on but there is nobody home g.

It's a large model, 10+ years old, and is just a microwave oven with
no grill feature. It's in good nick though. Is it going to be worth
getting this repaired, or should I ditch it and replace it with a new
one (£80) ? NB bearing in mind the type of work involved, I wasn't
planning on attempting the repair myself.

My 12 year old Boots own brand went back recently. Changed internal 5A fuse,
blew it immediately. Fault was failed HV diode, causing protector to short,
shorting the HV transformer. Bought a new diode and protector from CPC for
about £5, fitted works fine.