[Electronics-talk] Microwave

Sun Jul 22 19:19:24 UTC 2012

I guess I don't see what the harm is in asking around. I had a vacuum
cleaner, and I ended up vacuuming up it's own cord and chewing up the
end of the cord. I took it into a small appliance repair shop, and got a
new and longer cord put on the vacuum cleaner for a fraction of the cost
of the vacuum cleaner itself. I don't see why the same thing might not
apply to a microwave as well. Sure, if you're quoted a price that's
worth more than the microwave, don't do it, but until you look into it,
you won't know. Oh, and I did this in Austin Texas, where I'm sure the
cost of living isn't as high as it is in New York City, Washington D.C
or San Francisco.

On 22/07/12 12:23, Frida Aizenman wrote:
> No matter what city you live, or what cost of living it is, I still
> insist that fixing an old microwave will cost much more than buying a
> new one.
> I learned that lesson the hard way.
> Frida
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell"
> <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Microwave
> 
> 
>> Actually, that's in New York City and New York City is a special case.
>> Much like Washington D.C. and both for the same reason, both are through
>> the roof in terms of local costs of living.  Case in point, a shoebox
>> apartment in New York city goes for $1,500.00 a month.  Where I live
>> though apartments like that if they can be found go for about $500.00 a
>> month.  I have a two-bedroom apartment and that's at market rate and
>> goes for $835.00 in Lexington Park, Maryland.
>>
>> On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Is that so?  Here in New York City,  a licensed electrician charges a
>>> minimum
>>> of $100 per hour, regardless of the nature of the problem.  And what
>>> if the
>>> problem is more complicated than simply replacing the power cord?  So
>>> in the
>>> end, repairing a 20-year-old microwave makes no economic sense when
>>> you can
>>> buy a new one for less.  Besides, it is unlikely that an electrician
>>> could
>>> even find replacement parts for a unit this old.
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell"
>>> <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:16 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Microwave
>>>
>>>
>>> > If you think the only problem is with the cord, why not call an
>>> > electrician?  If that's really the only problem the oven has, it might
>>> > cost less to have it repaired than you think and the repair maybe
>>> can > be
>>> > done with the oven never leaving your place at all.  Magnetometers do
>>> > eventually wear out in the newer ovens but since this is 20 years
>>> old > it
>>> > may last you for the rest of your life and you may be able to pass
>>> it > on
>>> > to one of your children.  Newer microwaves especially in office use
>>> may
>>> > last five years but thn again they get multiple uses on any given
>>> > weekday.
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, 21 Jul 2012, Sherri wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I have had a very good and very faithful microwave for about 20 >
>>> > years, but
>>> > > it is now no longer working. I think the problem is only with the
>>> > > cord,
>>> > > but
>>> > > probably will cost more to fix than to buy a new one. Anyone own a
>>> > > microwave
>>> > > that is accessible? I know I can buy one with a flat panel and
>>> then > > just
>>> > > label it, but wondered if there were any others out on the market
>>> > > that
>>> > > maybe
>>> > > had knobs or buttons? Thanks.
>>> > >
>>> > > Sherri Brun
>>> > > flmom2006 at gmail.com
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>>> band
>>> > width can fix poor design
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>> Hardware eventually fails; software eventually works, no amount of band
>> width can fix poor design
>>
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