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Thread: Replacing globe in microwave
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24th May 2006, 11:27 AM #1
Replacing globe in microwave
The globe in our microwave has taken the knock and I need to know if changing it is a job for the DIY or a sparky.
To get to the globe I have to unscrew at the back and remove the front panel.
I have been told that there is a large capacitor inside that is potentialy dangerous. Is this correct.
What do you think.
Macca
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24th May 2006, 01:09 PM #2
The globe in mine died years ago. I can't even see where it lights up the oven, let alone how to get at it. I just live with it. Do you really need to see the frog explode?
Richard
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24th May 2006, 05:50 PM #3
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Originally Posted by macca2
The big problem is that the unit is a sealed unit to stop the microwaves escaping the oven and if it is not properly sealed after changing the globe you put your family long term health at risk.
Not worth it so let the cooking take place in the dark, even saves money.
Peter.
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24th May 2006, 05:52 PM #4
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My mum would nearly fry her microwave every Christmas, preparing the heaps of food for the heaps of relatives.
So annually, one of the first things I'd do when I rocked up to help (and eat!) was replace the blown globe in the microwave.
It was a big old Panasonic, so the ease of replacement may not apply to today's crop of ovens, but it was simple and obvious, and not anywhere near the shielded dangerous bits.
Once the cover was off, it was just an unscrew, screw in replacement. Finding where to buy the right sized globe was more effort.
Cheers,
Andrew
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24th May 2006, 06:29 PM #5
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Agree with Arose (above). Ditto. Do our own bulbs but bought a spare 10 years ago and it hasn't blown! It knows!!!
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