I had one catch fire once. That wasn't repairable. It's replacement must be 20yo too.Well... it's been a "bad day at Black Rock".
My top of the line Whirlpool microwave, died this morning.
It was manufactured in 1999 and I bought it in 2000. So it only lasted 22 years.
It's probably fixable, but I don't have a multi-meter or soldering iron, so I just bought a new one.
It's some hole in the wall company called Insignia. But it just has to last about 8 months or less.
I'm gonna call around see what these things cost to repair. Or I'll buy another Whirlpool in July 2023.
There's really not much in a microwave. Just a fuse (soldered), a big capacitor, a transformer and the magnetron.
The rest is just bells and whistles stuff. I took the cover off to see if it was anything obvious (it wasn't).
But I did find the schematic inside, and that's always a plus.
The hard part was cleaning the counter under the microwave.
I mean it's been sitting there, never moved, for 22 years.
So, all in all, it was an interesting morning.![]()
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 version 22H2 and W11 Dev.i7 7500U8GBNVIDIA Geforce 940MX
- OS
- Windows 10 version 22H2 and W11 Dev.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP
- CPU
- i7 7500U
- Motherboard
- HP
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA Geforce 940MX
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Internal 256GB Samsung SSD plus UB3/2 attached 500GB Samsung SSD, 256GB WD SSD, 3TB WD HDD, 2TB WD HDD. 1.5TB Samsung HDD, and 7GB Network storage
- Mouse
- Logitech M705
- Internet Speed
- 200Mb/sec
- Browser
- Chrome, FF, Opera, Edgium.
- Antivirus
- MS Defender, Malwarebytes


There may be some radiotherapy later to really keep it at bay, but so far the chemo seems to be doing it all on its own (and still no side effect except for the hair stopping growing)... 





