I recently tore another microwave oven apart for the two really-strong
....[snip]....
and as I carried the rather bare chassis out to the garbage-can area,
I wondered if anyone had ever tried built an amplifier in such a chassis
-- maybe even using some of its many interlocks?

...[someone mentioned using the microwave tube...snip...]...

I wasn't asking about re-using the microwave TUBE but the CHASSIS and
maybe the interlocks and the cooling fan (I forgot to mention that in
my original posting). If the new RF tube(s) would fit, the shielding
at HF should be superb(!), yet one could still see the warm glow of
the tubes through the grilled door.

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