How long before I can take my microwave apart or let the kids have at it?

[Mark Lloyd]

I guess that's changed. They didn't have any when I looked.

[larry]

lots of hardware, bolts, nuts, washers, little switches, fan, little motor. Give the big transformer to your local ham radio operator. All the magnetrons I've removed were easily disassembled by removing 4 self-tap screws. Slide off the frame and heat sink fins to remove the magnets. Pry open the (filament filter) can to get the rf coils (if you can use such things). Metal reclaim the remainder. Most have safety glass in the door if you can use that size.

I agree, we need to let our kids learn by doing! I would warn the kids that those magnets have a real affinity for each other, and will really hurt with a small finger between them!

-larry / dallas

[dnoyeB]

[mm]

Engineering is about designing them, or building them.

You needed to take a course in repair!

I never got shocked from a picture tube, but once, when I was being careful, I must have made a mistake and gotten 2KV, because I jumped back 10 feet with a dislocated shoulder. It hadn't been out in 8 years, and I thought it was healed (after 10 previous dislocations.) Witihin 3 months it was coming out 4 times in one week, and I had to have surgery. Good doctor. No problems since.

[dnoyeB]

Yea my shoulder has been flaky since an injury long ago. I ended up having surgery. I think its the Tae Kwon Do that has strengthen the joint the most though. It rarely comes out nowadays.

[mm]

Yeah, I had a hard work summer job that helped my shoulder a lot. But it wasn't enough to resist 2000 volts.

[Brett Miller]

Yeah, ummmhu. Shore nuff. If only I had knowed I only had to wait PLEASE INSERT ANSWER HERE then I could have told that young fellow how long he had to wait. PRobalby long enought to hear bout my shoulder.

Yeah, if he only know that you had to wait INSERT TIME HERE...................

ughhhhhh!