Microwave parts sources
This is not specifically an RV question, but there have been threads about simple repairs to a non-functioning microwave and how fixing would be cheaper than buying new. This might be of help to some...
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mrgreetis wrote:
Thanks for all the responses. I'm leaning toward just getting a new one and pulling the rest apart for who knows what. I will keep looking.
I am aware of the magnetron power supply (Capacitor) issues. I worked on Navy radar systems years ago. This unit at least had a bleeder resistor on the capacitor. But I did check for voltage across the cap's terminals.
Thanks again.
If you happen to have a Ham Radio license, save it for parts: :B There was an article in I think 73 magazine ages ago about a ham who built a ham radio microwave transmitter for ham television. The frequency was in the same microwave band that hams can use! Imagine--A kilowatt! Don't stand too close to the waveguide :E
