microwave fault

[mackeral]

my microwave trips the house rcd when i push the button that opens the door. This energises the microwave but then it trips the rcd. Any ideas on a cure?
thanks

 

[breezer]

try a differnt socket / room what happens?

 

[mackeral]

trips

 

[breezer]

i take it you mean the microwave trips the rcd no matter which room you try it in?

In that case i suggest you throw the microwave away.

regretfully i am being serious, it obviously has a mechanical fault, this fault is something worn out /away, it will be a lot of gief getting a new part, not to mention the cost.

also microwaves are LETHAL due to a capatitor they have

with the cost of a new microwave being so low, a reapir is usually uneconomical, and also may take saome time

 

[mackeral]

cheers breezer.

interested about this killer capacitor...do tell?

 

[breezer]

its a capacitor and it kills

 

[Gees]

As breezer says the charge from the capacitor can KILL very easily.
Most times if the machine is working properly there is a bleed resistor built in to the cap that will discharge it over a period of time. However these do go open sometimes and if the magnetron is not working there can be up to 8,000 volts sitting on the capacitor. OUCH>

 

[breezer]

ouch being an understatement. RIP more apropriate