Does anyone know why the plate broke like that and if there's some
place I can get a replacement for it? They are standardized, no? :-)

Ignoring unrelieved stresses at the time of manufacture, the likely cause is
thermal stress.

Contact the manufacturer.

The other day I noticed that our microwave was sparking a bit. Then a
few minutes after making some pop corn there was a loud thump sound
that came from the microwave, but I didn't think about it until I went
to heat up something: when I opened the microwave door, I saw the
glass rotating plate had spilt into two-- almost perfectly down the
middle. I couldn't have broken it that way if I had tried!

Does anyone know why the plate broke like that and if there's some
place I can get a replacement for it? They are standardized, no? :-)


Ron

Ron wrote in message
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The other day I noticed that our microwave was sparking a bit. Then a
few minutes after making some pop corn there was a loud thump sound
that came from the microwave, but I didn't think about it until I went
to heat up something: when I opened the microwave door, I saw the
glass rotating plate had spilt into two-- almost perfectly down the
middle. I couldn't have broken it that way if I had tried!

Does anyone know why the plate broke like that and if there's some
place I can get a replacement for it? They are standardized, no? :-)


Ron


Is there a complex moulded mount at the centre that would require moulding
in 2 parts?
If removeable plate perhaps someone heavy handed at using the carving knife,
scored across and then thermal strsses in the uW


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Hi!

Does anyone know why the plate broke like that and if there's
some place I can get a replacement for it? They are
standardized, no? *:-)

It was probably heat related damage. These plates can get very hot
while the microwave is in operation.

The plate itself is pretty well standardized. There are only so many
ways to make a round glass plate, after all. :-)

What will be different between microwave makers is the way the plate
is gripped by the turntable mechanism. There are usually some lumps of
formed glass made into the bottom of the glass that are caught and
driven by a simple gear.

A good appliance parts house should have the part, but the
manufacturer should be contacted first.

William

Ron wrote:

The other day I noticed that our microwave was sparking a bit. Then a
few minutes after making some pop corn there was a loud thump sound
that came from the microwave, but I didn't think about it until I went
to heat up something: when I opened the microwave door, I saw the
glass rotating plate had spilt into two-- almost perfectly down the
middle. I couldn't have broken it that way if I had tried!

Does anyone know why the plate broke like that and if there's some
place I can get a replacement for it? They are standardized, no? :-)

Ron


Do you have a local Freecycle group? Old microwaves are offered
quite often. Just match the outer diameter.

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania


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You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania


LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


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Ron wrote:

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania

LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


The IP address you posted from is listed as being in Pennsylvania.


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Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania

LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


The IP address you posted from is listed as being in Pennsylvania.

Oy... I guess as that old song would say "how bizarre, how bizarre."

Ron



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Ron wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania

LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


The IP address you posted from is listed as being in Pennsylvania.

Oy... I guess as that old song would say "how bizarre, how bizarre."


I see more of these screwups as they shuffle the remaining IP4
addresses around, instead of implimenting IP6. IP addresses are running
out, so it isn't a well organized system these days.

Here is the whois for 72.251.73.171

OrgName: Ad-Base Systems Inc. (DBA GlobalPOPS)
OrgID: ASIDG
Address: 8 Penn Center West Suite 101
City: Pittsburgh
StateProv: PA
PostalCode: 15276
Country: US

NetRange: 72.251.0.0 - 72.251.159.255
CIDR: 72.251.0.0/17, 72.251.128.0/19
NetName: AD-BASE-SYSTEMS
NetHandle: NET-72-251-0-0-1
Parent: NET-72-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.SUPER-DNS.COM
NameServer: NS2.SUPER-DNS.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 2006-09-08
Updated: 2009-05-15

RTechHandle: MTE17-ARIN
RTechName: Teagarden, Matt
RTechPhone: +1-412-697-0111
RTechEmail:

OrgAbuseHandle: NOC2353-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Network Operations Center
OrgAbusePhone: +1-800-732-2019
OrgAbuseEmail:

OrgNOCHandle: GNO38-ARIN
OrgNOCName: GlobalPOPs Network Ops
OrgNOCPhone: +1-800-732-2019
OrgNOCEmail:

OrgTechHandle: MTE17-ARIN
OrgTechName: Teagarden, Matt
OrgTechPhone: +1-412-697-0111
OrgTechEmail:

And the IP lookup from DNSStuff

IP Information - 72.251.73.171
IP address: 72.251.73.171
Reverse DNS: node171.73.251.72.1dial.com.
Reverse DNS authenticity: [Verified]
ASN: 15206
ASN Name: MDSG-PACWEST
IP range connectivity: 0
Registrar (per ASN): ARIN
Country (per IP registrar): US [United States]
Country Currency: USD [United States Dollars]
Country IP Range: 72.192.0.0 to 72.255.255.255
Country fraud profile: Normal
City (per outside source): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Country (per outside source): US [United States]
Private (internal) IP? No
IP address registrar: whois.arin.net
Known Proxy? No
Link for WHOIS: 72.251.73.171
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania

LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


The IP address you posted from is listed as being in Pennsylvania.

Oy... I guess as that old song would say "how bizarre, how bizarre."


I see more of these screwups as they shuffle the remaining IP4
addresses around, instead of implimenting IP6. IP addresses are running
out, so it isn't a well organized system these days.

Here is the whois for 72.251.73.171

Oh-kay.... Isn't modern technology wonderful? :-)


_______
"Technology is the only tool that can never ever ever ever be
trusted!"

-- Mighty Mouse --

Ron wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Ron wrote:

You appear to be posting from Pennsylvania.

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Pennsylvania

LoL I don't know why you'd think that but I'm a "webfoot"-- besides
living in a near constant state of confusion, my home is lovely Oregon
where I would be happy for some warm rain right now instead of this
never-ending cold spell. Brrrrrrrr.... :-)

Ron


The IP address you posted from is listed as being in Pennsylvania.

Oy... I guess as that old song would say "how bizarre, how bizarre."


I see more of these screwups as they shuffle the remaining IP4
addresses around, instead of implimenting IP6. IP addresses are running
out, so it isn't a well organized system these days.

Here is the whois for 72.251.73.171

Oh-kay.... Isn't modern technology wonderful? :-)


Yes, but some of the idiots using it, aren't...


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