[TheForge] Microwave Question OT

[David E. Smucker]

Grover -- this is not about the heavy metal session OT but about my home
microwave.

It is new, less than a year old, rated at 1100 watts, max current 13.6 -- 
yet we are having trouble with it knocking out the breaker  rather often.
It is on a 20 amp breaker, no. 12 wire, with nothing else on that breaker so
it should not trip.  I have not yet changed out the break to see if it is
going bad but it was new too -- same age as the microwave.  (new house)

It does not always trip -- maybe every 10 to 15 times it is started.  Also
the microwave kind of "clunks" when starting?  can the magnetron be loose?
Also I get a heavy hum (60 hertz) at the breaker when starting.

I know I can change out the breaker, and also open up the microwave to see
it something is loose but it is a build-in and so far I have been too lazy
to do either.

Just wondering if you ever ran into this.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grover Richardson" <grover.richardson@gtri.gatech.edu>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 10:14 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] microwave heavy metal session OT somewhat

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