The Things People Throw Away

[holmesuser01]

I repaired my kitchen microwave. It's a 1988 Sharp unit with convection cooking, and a turntable. Replaced the magnatron and capacitor and diode for $66.

I guarantee that this unit will outlast any new model that I could have bought instead.

First and only repairs ever done, too. Now, back to our topic.

[zeno]

I did a little time in appliances. My sister asked what washer to buy.
I told her a 30 year old Maytag. She didnt & regrets it.....
Redid kitchen. New DW & MWO. Both weigh about a third of
the old Kitchen Aid & Quasar. Flimsy crap.
Bought a new box 5 yrs ago. Amana (whirlpool) defrost heater
opened. Part NLA at 3 yrs. Called the cat I got it from. He
brought over some others & got one to fit. Bring back the
mom & pop stores, big box wont do that for you. He also
told me whirlpool quietly bought back all the extended waranties
on mine & others. Most of the times its best to keep the
old stuff going if you can.
Enuf

73 Zeno

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

I repaired my kitchen microwave. It's a 1988 Sharp unit with convection cooking, and a turntable. Replaced the magnatron and capacitor and diode for $66.

I guarantee that this unit will outlast any new model that I could have bought instead.

First and only repairs ever done, too. Now, back to our topic.

We have a Sharp unit like yours as well, ours is from 1985, we got it just after I graduated high school that year and it is still in use. My aunt gave us her 1999 Sony 35" trinitron in 2009 and it died a few months ago so we had to bring back the old 1982 Zenith System 3 (9-181 series) to frontline service. We were going to buy new flatscreen but I'm back looking for work and Mom is fighting breast cancer so the 1982 Zenith will have to do. Back to the microwave, if that unit goes and can't be fixed, we have a similar 1987 model on standby.

[classictv80s]

Originally Posted by NowhereMan 1966

We have a Sharp unit like yours as well, ours is from 1985, we got it just after I graduated high school that year and it is still in use. My aunt gave us her 1999 Sony 35" trinitron in 2009 and it died a few months ago so we had to bring back the old 1982 Zenith System 3 (9-181 series) to frontline service. We were going to buy new flatscreen but I'm back looking for work and Mom is fighting breast cancer so the 1982 Zenith will have to do. Back to the microwave, if that unit goes and can't be fixed, we have a similar 1987 model on standby.

NowhereMan 1966:

I'm very sorry to hear that your mother is ill. I hope she gets well soon. I've always enjoyed reading your posts, especially the ones about your 1982 Zenith TV.

We had a Sharp microwave that was purchased new in 1986. It was a great unit, but my mother gave it away to my aunt when she needed a microwave after her old one quit working properly. We bought a new one to replace the Sharp, and a couple of others along the way - all of which have had significant problems. I wish we had held on to that 1986 Sharp.

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by classictv80s

NowhereMan 1966:

I'm very sorry to hear that your mother is ill. I hope she gets well soon. I've always enjoyed reading your posts, especially the ones about your 1982 Zenith TV.

We had a Sharp microwave that was purchased new in 1986. It was a great unit, but my mother gave it away to my aunt when she needed a microwave after her old one quit working properly. We bought a new one to replace the Sharp, and a couple of others along the way - all of which have had significant problems. I wish we had held on to that 1986 Sharp.

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm also looking for work so money is tight, before that, we were considering an LED TV. Still at least I am with Mom since I have to take her to different doctors but it is rough. At least the Zenith is free, bought and paid for. The Zenith does have a couple of small issues, for about the last 8 years or so, the pic gets a red tint to it but it flickers back, it does it a bit and then for months it is fine so we might have a tricky capacitor in there. Sharp did make some good microwaves back then.