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Old 12-18-2013, 09:02 AM
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Loss of a "faithful member"

Kenmore Microwave passed away quietly at his home in rural Edgerton, Ohio on December 17, 2013 just a few days before its 29th birthday.
He was born December 25, 1984 in Hicksville, Ohio.
Recycling arrangements are pending.

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Old 12-18-2013, 09:18 AM
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He had a good life. Should have bee euthanized years ago.
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Old 12-18-2013, 09:22 AM
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Survived by a washer/dryer and side by side refrigerator . . .
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Old 12-18-2013, 09:33 AM
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Will there be a viewing?

Mixed emotions on his passing, as while Ken had been a faithful and reliable friend, he had a tendency to heat a situation up quickly.
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Old 12-18-2013, 09:46 AM
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He had a good life. Should have bee euthanized years ago.
Why? Worked at 100% until it died. How many microwaves last this long?

Does anyone remember the 'original' Amana microwave that was introduced in the mid/late 1970's? That was one SERIOUS appliance.
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Old 12-18-2013, 09:48 AM
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Any chance you can pill the caps/power converter and make a spot welder?
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Old 12-18-2013, 10:15 AM
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Any chance you can pill the caps/power converter and make a spot welder?
Only if he donated his body to science.
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Old 12-18-2013, 10:31 AM
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The light and fan are all that is working.
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Why? Worked at 100% until it died. How many microwaves last this long?

Does anyone remember the 'original' Amana microwave that was introduced in the mid/late 1970's? That was one SERIOUS appliance.
I still see a lot of these Amana's in church kitchens. They only get used once a week if even then so they get very little wear.

And they get even less as time goes by since younger people are unsure as to how to operate them.
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Old 12-18-2013, 11:23 AM
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Like the Mercedes commercial ,viewing through its cubed sized window that amazing piece of chromed kitchen applaince has seen alot of reheated meals and popcorn saturday MOVIE nights,RIP.Mine also just bought it last week ,heavy piece ,the replacement one I picked up soon after seemed like a lg box with a pillow in it.
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Old 12-18-2013, 12:12 PM
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For a minute, I really thought you were talking about one of us....

Yes, the old heavy ones seem to last a lot longer.

We had stuff working long enough to just get tired of it...not anymore.
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Old 12-18-2013, 12:20 PM
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one of these?

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The light and fan are all that is working.
The transformer might be fine even if the magnetron is t0ast.
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Was He/She? part of the really cool Pop Corn Cooking Crowd?
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Old 12-18-2013, 03:03 PM
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Well, the ones that I remember friends and neighbors having looked mostly like that, but had the touch panel rather than the knobs. Everyone that had one had to show you how a hot dog was ready in 5 seconds and anything over 7 seconds on the hot dog was burning it.

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1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
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1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)
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