[Electronics-talk] Microwave

Sun Jul 22 19:57:22 UTC 2012

So how are you going to shlep a heavy, bulky microwave to a repair facility 
without a car?And for that matter, how did you manage to transport your 
vacuum to the appliance repair shop?  Oh wait, let me guess.  You had your 
guide dog help you.  LOL!!

Gerald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Microwave

>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
>>>> > > Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
>>>> > > Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you
>>>> think > > no
>>>> > > one
>>>> > > is paying attention.
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>>>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> > Hardware eventually fails; software eventually works, no amount of
>>>> band
>>>> > width can fix poor design
>>>> >
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>>> width can fix poor design
>>>
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