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Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-13 by Corey Minion

Fellow listers, sending this inquiry out to a few of my lists to get 
feedback.


Wifey nuked a sponge (scrubby green w/yellow ) until it caught 
fire....yeah, concerns me too.


The thing still works, insides have been cleaned, but the stench of 
burned sponge/scrubby is horrendous and gets into any food cooked.
Soooo, before I try to freecycle it to whatever person wants to take on 
the stench or drop it off on electronics recycling day, I was trying to 
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.


Whadaya think - Uses?


Thanks


Corey

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Stefan Trethan

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST




On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
[Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> I was trying to
> think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
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> Whadaya think - Uses?
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> Thanks
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> Corey
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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Tony Smith

The metal casting needs special crucibles made out of exotic ceramics or something like that.

I've got a microwave in the shop, I occasionally use it to heat up water to use as a bath for something else - eg etchant.  To be honest a kettle would be better and can still be used to make a cup of tea.

The microwave was intended for curing wood.  You turn down green wood and then microwave it a few times to drive out the moisture.  The wood also goes a bit plastic so you can mould it.  I haven't played with that much but the wood moulding is kinda fun.  The drying is a bit tedious as you microwave for a minute or so, let it cool and repeat (many many times) until the wood stops losing weight.

If you're thinking 'hey you could automate that' so is everyone else but no-one ever bothers to get 'roud tuit.

I've got a toaster / pizza oven that's more useful as you can control the temperature.  Excellent for getting decals off things; many glues will start to release at around 80 degrees which is under even the melting point for plastics so you can get labels off things without damage and reuse them.

As Stefan mentioned making a spot welder out of it is an idea.  Microwave ovens for have lots a salvageable parts (motor, transformer, big-arse magnets, microswitches, thermal cut-out, relays, AC filter etc).

Tony

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> I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
> Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't dare to
> use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials will behave. If
> you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
> I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.
> 
> ST
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> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
> [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > I was trying to
> > think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
> >
> >
> > Whadaya think - Uses?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Corey
> >
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Bill Maxwell

If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I would take it off your hands.

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On 14/02/2016 4:03 PM, Stefan Trethan stefan_trethan@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST




On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
[Homebrew_PCBs]  wrote:

I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.


Whadaya think - Uses?


Thanks


Corey


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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Tony Smith

What are you doing with the inverter?

Tony

If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I would take it off your hands.

On 14/02/2016 4:03 PM, Stefan Trethan stefan_trethan@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
[Homebrew_PCBs] <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.

Whadaya think - Uses?

Thanks

Corey

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Boman33

Tony,

Would the defrost cycle on minimum work to dry wood?  It would be automatic.

 

For getting labels off magazines or other items I use a heat gun.  The wife’s hairdryer would work very well too.

Bertho

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From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 01:47
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

The metal casting needs special crucibles made out of exotic ceramics or something like that.

I've got a microwave in the shop, I occasionally use it to heat up water to use as a bath for something else - eg etchant. To be honest a kettle would be better and can still be used to make a cup of tea.

The microwave was intended for curing wood. You turn down green wood and then microwave it a few times to drive out the moisture. The wood also goes a bit plastic so you can mould it. I haven't played with that much but the wood moulding is kinda fun. The drying is a bit tedious as you microwave for a minute or so, let it cool and repeat (many many times) until the wood stops losing weight.

If you're thinking 'hey you could automate that' so is everyone else but no-one ever bothers to get 'roud tuit.

I've got a toaster / pizza oven that's more useful as you can control the temperature. Excellent for getting decals off things; many glues will start to release at around 80 degrees which is under even the melting point for plastics so you can get labels off things without damage and reuse them.

As Stefan mentioned making a spot welder out of it is an idea. Microwave ovens for have lots a salvageable parts (motor, transformer, big-arse magnets, microswitches, thermal cut-out, relays, AC filter etc).

Tony

RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by keith printy

A microwave oven transformer puts out lethal voltage which can kill you. Most transformers are around 2000 volts at 500 ma  it only takes 100 ma to kill you. The capacitor acts as a voltage doubler to get it up to 4000 volts on the magnetron . cap charges through the diode,then when the ac power reverses that voltage adds to the transformer for 4000 volts

Spot welders use low voltage at very high current.  Would be much easier to just go to harbor freight and buy one.

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From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 10:50 AM
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

Tony,

Would the defrost cycle on minimum work to dry wood?  It would be automatic.

For getting labels off magazines or other items I use a heat gun.  The wife’s hairdryer would work very well too.

Bertho

From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 01:47
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

The metal casting needs special crucibles made out of exotic ceramics or something like that.

I've got a microwave in the shop, I occasionally use it to heat up water to use as a bath for something else - eg etchant. To be honest a kettle would be better and can still be used to make a cup of tea.

The microwave was intended for curing wood. You turn down green wood and then microwave it a few times to drive out the moisture. The wood also goes a bit plastic so you can mould it. I haven't played with that much but the wood moulding is kinda fun. The drying is a bit tedious as you microwave for a minute or so, let it cool and repeat (many many times) until the wood stops losing weight.

If you're thinking 'hey you could automate that' so is everyone else but no-one ever bothers to get 'roud tuit.

I've got a toaster / pizza oven that's more useful as you can control the temperature. Excellent for getting decals off things; many glues will start to release at around 80 degrees which is under even the melting point for plastics so you can get labels off things without damage and reuse them.

As Stefan mentioned making a spot welder out of it is an idea. Microwave ovens for have lots a salvageable parts (motor, transformer, big-arse magnets, microswitches, thermal cut-out, relays, AC filter etc).

Tony

Re: Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by alan00463@...

This is all you need to do, Corey:

How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar

Here's what you need:
vinegar water
one drop of Young Living lemon essential oil (optional)
a bowl
a toothpick (optional)

Fill a microwaveable bowl with 1-2 cups of water and add 1-2 table-
spoons of vinegar. Add a drop of essential oil if you don?t want
your microwave to smell like vinegar. :-)

Read more here: How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar And Steam!
http://www.practicallyfunctional.com/how-to-clean-your-microwave-in-2/

Put the bowl in the microwave and shut the door. Microwave the water
and vinegar for 5 minutes. If your microwave is REALLY dirty, don?t
open the microwave right away when the timer goes off. Leave the door
shut for about two more minutes to let the steam continue to work.
The steam will help loosen up caked on bits of food, and the vinegar
will help eliminate any odors. When you open the door, be careful
pulling the bowl out; it will be very hot! Remove the turntable tray
(carefully, it will be hot as well) and wash it in the sink. Now just
take a cloth or sponge and wipe down the inside of the microwave. The
dirt and food will come right off!

Yeah, it's got a good heavy-duty transformer transformer inside. Don't throw it out. But if you decide to use it on a DIY electronics project, bear in mind it might be your last DIY electronics project because of what keith printy said.

If it has a glass turntable with a three-prong female indentation to fit an electric motor on the underside of the box, I could definitely use the glass turntable. Mine broke. I'm using a dinner plate to sit atop the electric motor shaft, but it keeps falling off.

[Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by <n0tt1@...>

If it's got a transformer, you could remove it then rewind
part of the transformer to make a spot welder.  Google and you'll
find plans and info.
 
Charlie
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Fellow listers, sending this inquiry out to a few of my lists to get 
feedback.
 
Wifey nuked a sponge (scrubby green w/yellow ) until it caught 
fire....yeah, concerns me too.
 
The thing still works, insides have been cleaned, but the stench of 
burned sponge/scrubby is horrendous and gets into any food cooked.
Soooo, before I try to freecycle it to whatever person wants to take on 
the stench or drop it off on electronics recycling day, I was trying to 
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
 
Whadaya think - Uses?
 
Thanks
 
Corey
 
 

 
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Posted by: Corey Minion <csminion@...>

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-14 by Stefan Trethan

Obviously, you have to rewind the secondary.

Yea pretty much everything would be much easier to just go to harbor freight and buy, including PCBs. So what are you doing here then?

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On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 5:28 PM, 'keith printy' keethpr@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

A microwave oven transformer puts out lethal voltage which can kill you. Most transformers are around 2000 volts at 500 ma it only takes 100 ma to kill you. The capacitor acts as a voltage doubler to get it up to 4000 volts on the magnetron . cap charges through the diode,then when the ac power reverses that voltage adds to the transformer for 4000 volts
Spot welders use low voltage at very high current. Would be much easier to just go to harbor freight and buy one.

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-15 by Bill Maxwell

A current project in my local radio club. Converting it from a power 
regulator to a voltage regulator and then using it to power a linear 
amplifier, built around an eastern bloc ceramic triode. All the safety 
caveats expressed by others apply equally here.

Bill

On 14/02/2016 6:44 PM, 'Tony Smith' ajsmith1968@... 
[Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

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>
>
> What are you doing with the inverter?
>
> Tony
>
>
>
> If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with 
> glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I 
> would take it off your hands.
>
> On 14/02/2016 4:03 PM, Stefan Trethan stefan_trethan@... 
> <mailto:stefan_trethan@...> [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
>
>     Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
>
>     the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
>
>     she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
>
>     can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)
>
>     Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
>
>     make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
>
>     get the transformer.
>
>     I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
>
>     Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
>
>     dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
>
>     will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
>
>     I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.
>
>     ST
>
>     On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minioncsminion@... <mailto:csminion@...>
>
>     [Homebrew_PCBs]<Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>  wrote:
>
>         I was trying to
>
>         think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.
>
>         Whadaya think - Uses?
>
>         Thanks
>
>         Corey
>
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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-15 by Tony Smith

Well ok then.  Good to see someone making use of them.

 

The local scrappers have discovered microwaves have big chunk of copper in them, so they’re getting rarer here.

 

As for safety, if you power up a microwave and stick your hand in it you deserve what you get for being stupid.  Unpowered you need to watch out for the capacitor, if should be discharged by the bleed capacitor, but maybe not.  And the magnetron may have beryllium in the ceramic which will make your testicles fall off or something if you eat too much of it.  Also try not to drop the transformer on your foot, they’re really heavy.

 

As mentioned you cut off the secondary and put a few turns of the thickest wire you can find to get a low voltage high current power supply – a spot welder.  Google ‘MOT welder” for heaps of into.  MOT = microwave oven transformer.

 

Oh yeah, there is also a fan in them if you feel like chiselling off all of the gunk coating it.  And really old ones have a really fine wire mesh on the door, might be useful for something.

 

Tony

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From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Monday, 15 February 2016 11:11 AM
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

A current project in my local radio club. Converting it from a power regulator to a voltage regulator and then using it to power a linear amplifier, built around an eastern bloc ceramic triode. All the safety caveats expressed by others apply equally here.

Bill

On 14/02/2016 6:44 PM, 'Tony Smith' ajsmith1968@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

What are you doing with the inverter?

Tony

If it happens to be a Panasonic inverter microwave oven, grab it with glee and store it away for a future project..... If we lived closer, I would take it off your hands.

On 14/02/2016 4:03 PM, Stefan Trethan stefan_trethan@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:

Don't you think all this talk about freecycle or dropping her off at
the side of the road is a bit premature? I'm sure there is _something_
she can do in the shop, where you can keep an eye on her, even if you
can't trust her alone in the kitchen any more. ;-)

Joking aside, I'm looking for another microwave oven transformer to
make a spot welder. The thing is I seem to fix them all up so I never
get the transformer.

I don't think it is terribly useful as a microwave, in the shop.
Yes there is the occassional heating requirement but typically I don't
dare to use a microwave because I don't know how these odd materials
will behave. If you did the same thing regularly you could experiment.
I think you can even make small metal castings with a microwave oven.

ST

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Corey Minion csminion@...
[Homebrew_PCBs]  <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I was trying to
think of workshop uses, and honestly I can think of none.

Whadaya think - Uses?

Thanks

Corey

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-15 by Tony Smith

The defrost cycle is similar to what you want, I doubt the actual cycle would match up.

 

The idea is if you had something like pen blanks that are always the same size you could work out the pattern to dry them effectively.  You heat the wood until it’s warm to drive out a bit of water, let it cool down and go round and round heaps of times.  Bonus points for having temperature & weight sensors to fully automate it.

 

It is a novel technique; you can do things like turn a bowl from green (wet) wood, microwave it and bend it into a square-ish shape or something ‘impossible’.  Similar to steam bending.

 

You can just it to heat metal parts, eg to get a bearing on/off a shaft.  Wrap a wet towel around the bearing and microwave it.  The towel will get hot and so heat the bearing.  Beats getting the torch out.

 

But yeah, I can’t really think of something a microwave can do that’s impossible or hard otherwise.

 

Tony

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Sent: Monday, 15 February 2016 2:50 AM
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Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

Tony,

Would the defrost cycle on minimum work to dry wood?  It would be automatic.

For getting labels off magazines or other items I use a heat gun.  The wife’s hairdryer would work very well too.

Bertho

From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 01:47
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

The metal casting needs special crucibles made out of exotic ceramics or something like that.

I've got a microwave in the shop, I occasionally use it to heat up water to use as a bath for something else - eg etchant. To be honest a kettle would be better and can still be used to make a cup of tea.

The microwave was intended for curing wood. You turn down green wood and then microwave it a few times to drive out the moisture. The wood also goes a bit plastic so you can mould it. I haven't played with that much but the wood moulding is kinda fun. The drying is a bit tedious as you microwave for a minute or so, let it cool and repeat (many many times) until the wood stops losing weight.

If you're thinking 'hey you could automate that' so is everyone else but no-one ever bothers to get 'roud tuit.

I've got a toaster / pizza oven that's more useful as you can control the temperature. Excellent for getting decals off things; many glues will start to release at around 80 degrees which is under even the melting point for plastics so you can get labels off things without damage and reuse them.

As Stefan mentioned making a spot welder out of it is an idea. Microwave ovens for have lots a salvageable parts (motor, transformer, big-arse magnets, microswitches, thermal cut-out, relays, AC filter etc).

Tony

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Use for microwave oven ?

2016-02-15 by Corey Minion

Nope


As said before, many different methods to destenchify it has been tried.


I think I may keep the motor/platter for a painting, automated lazy 
susan for the spray exhaust booth.


Corey

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On 2/14/2016 11:46 AM, alan00463@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
>
>
> This is all you need to do, Corey:
>
> How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar
>
> Here's what you need:
>    vinegar water
>    one drop of Young Living lemon essential oil (optional)
>    a bowl
>    a toothpick (optional)
>
> Fill a microwaveable bowl with 1-2 cups of water and add 1-2 table-
> spoons of vinegar. Add a drop of essential oil if you don?t want
> your microwave to smell like vinegar. :-)
>
> Read more here: How To Clean A Microwave With Vinegar And Steam!
> http://www.practicallyfunctional.com/how-to-clean-your-microwave-in-2/
>
> Put the bowl in the microwave and shut the door. Microwave the water
> and vinegar for 5 minutes. If your microwave is REALLY dirty, don?t
> open the microwave right away when the timer goes off. Leave the door
> shut for about two more minutes to let the steam continue to work.
> The steam will help loosen up caked on bits of food, and the vinegar
> will help eliminate any odors. When you open the door, be careful
> pulling the bowl out; it will be very hot! Remove the turntable tray
> (carefully, it will be hot as well) and wash it in the sink. Now just
> take a cloth or sponge and wipe down the inside of the microwave. The
> dirt and food will come right off!
>
> Yeah, it's got a good heavy-duty transformer transformer inside. Don't 
> throw it out.   But if you decide to use it on a DIY electronics 
> project, bear in mind it might be your last DIY electronics project 
> because of what keith printy said.
>
> If it has a glass turntable with a three-prong female indentation to 
> fit an electric motor on the underside of the box, I could definitely 
> use the glass turntable.   Mine broke.   I'm using a dinner plate to 
> sit atop the electric motor shaft, but it keeps falling off.
>
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Use for microwave oven ?

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