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Replacing microwave cardboard shield diggerodell 10-19-2009
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 20, 2009, 11:09 am
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re: "wouldn't aluminum in a microwave be a Bad Idea"
Interesting tidbit about my old Sharp Carousel unit...
The manual says I can thaw frozen juice by putting the cardboard
container - with the metal ring on the bottom - in the microwave after
removing the top. I've done it hundreds of times over the years with
no ill effects.
However, if I try to soften peanut butter and there is the smallest
trace of the sealing foil stuck to the rim, the sparks start flying.
Posted by aemeijers on October 19, 2009, 9:32 pm
diggerodell wrote:
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Uh, don't use the fabric stuff. Go get a roll of real duct tape, the
sticky aluminum kind. It is actually rated for temps as high as the
microwave box will actually get.
aem sends...
Posted by do_not_spam_me on October 19, 2009, 9:59 pm
aemeijers wrote:
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Aluminum foil tape withstands attic heat better than ordinary cloth-
plastic duct tape does, but alumium foil tape is not guaranteed for
high temperatures since its adhesive is often rated for only 160
Fahrenheit, sometimes for 250-300.
Posted by aemeijers on October 19, 2009, 10:21 pm
do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com wrote:
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Not disputing your statements, but aside from what you mentioned around
the light bulb, how hot does your microwave get inside? I've had several
over the years, and none of them got too hot to touch inside.
Never seen a consumer microwave with a visible mica window over a
waveguide outlet. All the ones I have ever field-stripped had a plastic
top to the cooking compartment, with a spinner above. But in re-reading
OP's post, I wonder if you may be right, and they have some older
pre-spinner model. In which case I recommend they just live with it
while they save up for a replacement. New microwaves are getting
absurdly cheap compared to what they were in the old days.
aem sends...
Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 20, 2009, 10:52 am
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re: "Never seen a consumer microwave with a visible mica window over a
waveguide outlet."
My Sharp Carousel has one.
I've replaced it numerous times over the years, originally by spending
too much on a original replacement part, more recently by buying a
sheet of mica material from a local appliance repair shop. Now I cut
my own.
They get food splattered on them, which burns a hole in them and then
the spraks start flying.
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