[TheForge] Microwave Question OT

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The clunking sound is typically the table rotating.  Often the glass 
tray will not be properly engaged in the axle, and will drop in as it 
starts to turn.  

Charles

David E. Smucker wrote:

>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)
>  
>