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Posted by RF on September 26, 2009, 9:25 pm
Hi Experts,
I have discovered which oven not to buy but it's a bit late now.
The Model Number is: 72163252301 and, within the warranty, it made a
loud pop, then started a very loud buzzing and finally a smell of
burning plastic. I pulled the cord and brought it back to Sears. A week
later I had it back. That is just about a year ago and it now has repeated.
This oven was very lightly used - not more than 20 mins/day.
If anyone has had this experience I'd appreciate the info. I also note
that the way it is assembled seems to make access more difficult.
Please advise.
Thanks :-)
PS, my last microwave was a GE and it lasted 20 years without repair.
Now you know an idiot when you meet one :-(
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Posted by Tony Hwang on September 26, 2009, 9:32 pm
RF wrote:
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> Hi Experts,
>
> I have discovered which oven not to buy but it's a bit late now.
> The Model Number is: 72163252301 and, within the warranty, it made a
> loud pop, then started a very loud buzzing and finally a smell of
> burning plastic. I pulled the cord and brought it back to Sears. A week
> later I had it back. That is just about a year ago and it now has repeated.
>
> This oven was very lightly used - not more than 20 mins/day.
>
> If anyone has had this experience I'd appreciate the info. I also note
> that the way it is assembled seems to make access more difficult.
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks :-)
>
> PS, my last microwave was a GE and it lasted 20 years without repair.
> Now you know an idiot when you meet one :-(
Hi,
I always have good luck with Panasonic ones.
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Posted by Jon Danniken on September 27, 2009, 7:23 am
RF wrote:
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> Hi Experts,
> I have discovered which oven not to buy but it's a bit late now.
> The Model Number is: 72163252301 and, within the warranty, it made a
> loud pop, then started a very loud buzzing and finally a smell of
> burning plastic. I pulled the cord and brought it back to Sears. A
> week later I had it back. That is just about a year ago and it now
> has repeated.
> This oven was very lightly used - not more than 20 mins/day.
> If anyone has had this experience I'd appreciate the info. I also note
> that the way it is assembled seems to make access more difficult.
The way it is assembled is specificallly designed to make access difficult.
There is a power supply inside of that unit capable of producing 4000 volts
at a half an amp, which is guaranteed to kill you.
As if that wasn't enough, the capacitor can retain sufficient enough energy
to cause a ventricular fibrillation long after the unit has been turned off
and unplugged.
Microwave ovens are rather simple devices, but unless you have the
specialized know-how in dealing with them, your life isn't worth it.
Jon
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Posted by Jon Danniken on September 27, 2009, 2:09 pm
Smitty Two wrote:
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> "Jon Danniken" wrote:
>> RF wrote:
>> I have discovered which oven not to buy but it's a bit late now.
>> The Model Number is: 72163252301 and, within the warranty, it made a
>> loud pop, then started a very loud buzzing and finally a smell of
>> burning plastic. I pulled the cord and brought it back to Sears. A
>> week later I had it back. That is just about a year ago and it now
>> has repeated.
>> This oven was very lightly used - not more than 20 mins/day.
>> If anyone has had this experience I'd appreciate the info. I also
>> note that the way it is assembled seems to make access more
>> difficult.
>> The way it is assembled is specificallly designed to make access
>> difficult. There is a power supply inside of that unit capable of
>> producing 4000 volts at a half an amp, which is guaranteed to kill
>> you.
>> As if that wasn't enough, the capacitor can retain sufficient enough
>> energy to cause a ventricular fibrillation long after the unit has
>> been turned off and unplugged.
>> Microwave ovens are rather simple devices, but unless you have the
>> specialized know-how in dealing with them, your life isn't worth it.
> Fair and acceptable warnings to the complete idiot, but I believe
> you're lapsing into hysterical hyperbole. Electricity is *not*
> "guaranteed to kill you." It's only theoretically possible that you
> could die from opening up a microwave to fix it. If you do
> accidentally touch the wrong thing, it'll give you a shock, which
> will remind you which part not to touch.
> Most of those theoretically dangerous parts are hidden away in
> secondary cages anyway. You can easily open up a microwave and fix it
> without having a panic attack.
Well "Smitty", I don't think your perspective of high voltage/high current
appliances is a very practical one. Beyond that, suggesting that the
innards of a microwave are anything less than lethal is beyond negligent,
and I'd say foolhardy as well.
Jon
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Posted by Franc Zabkar on September 28, 2009, 12:46 am
On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:16:33 -0700, Smitty Two
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>My GF and I recently repaired her microwave. We found a nice schematic
>and troubleshooting flowchart inside, and replaced a $20 thermal switch.
This may help.
Parts & Exploded Views:
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/getModel!retrieve.pd?modelNumber=72163252301
Be careful of item 5000:
http://c.searspartsdirect.com/lis_png/PLDM/50026556-00005.png
- Franc Zabkar
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>
> I have discovered which oven not to buy but it's a bit late now.
> The Model Number is: 72163252301 and, within the warranty, it made a
> loud pop, then started a very loud buzzing and finally a smell of
> burning plastic. I pulled the cord and brought it back to Sears. A week
> later I had it back. That is just about a year ago and it now has repeated.
>
> This oven was very lightly used - not more than 20 mins/day.
>
> If anyone has had this experience I'd appreciate the info. I also note
> that the way it is assembled seems to make access more difficult.
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks :-)
>
> PS, my last microwave was a GE and it lasted 20 years without repair.
> Now you know an idiot when you meet one :-(