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Originally Posted by Thyratron
Not to change the subject, but Whirled One, is there anything to watch for if you come across one of these old ones to indicate if it is in worthwhile buying condition? I saw a huge chrome-faced one (two feet wide or so) a while back, but left it due to not being able to tell if it was functioning or not (short of plugging it in and seeing if it powered up). It looked nice, though.
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These old microwaves seem to be very reliable. I just picked up an Amana RR-9 from 1976 or so that was basically working fine. The only thing I did to it was glue down a few loose transformer laminations that were causing a loud buzz when the HV was on. That's the most major repair I've had to do to one of these apart from obvious things like damaged door trim, or cosmetic damage. Even ones that were too dirty and scratched to use still worked fine.