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Mike, out in the workshop I still have the original Fridgidaire 'radar
oven' I bought in 1971, with my GM discount at the time... The magnetron was hammered on day and night by a herd of kids who are now middle aged... I can only estimate how many times that magnetron has had the filament cycled... Assume ten times a day probably low times 26 years = ~96,000 cycles!!! The pot metal latch on the door broke about 10 years back and it was relegated to shop use because some kid might fry his eyeballs if he doesn't understand he has to hold the door shut against the spring with one hand and hit the power switch with the other and the solenoid safety lock will then keep the door from springing open while the magnetron is on... The other reason is that it didn't match the decor of the granite and stainless steel kitchen in the retirement house... It still has power to spare and heats a cup of tea water in half the time of the expensive new microwave... denny - k8do |
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