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- From: palmer@sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer)
- Subject: Re: _Voltage_ ratings of fuses
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.194620.25126@sfu.ca>
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University
- References: <1egpleINNie8@crcnis1.unl.edu> <1992Nov19.223618.2711@sfu.ca> <By3Ftz.IHK@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:46:20 GMT
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- In article <By3Ftz.IHK@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cburian@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Christopher
- J Burian) writes:
-
- >Microwave oven fuses are *not* easily replaced for safety reasons. The
- >manufacturers want qualified service personnel to replace the fuses only
- >after determining the cause of the failure. Manufacturers are also very
- >concerned about the integrity of the shielding. The fuse often blows
- >because the door safety switch has failed. It more often blows due to
- >age, but they don't want to take chances with lawsuits.
-
- In other words it is a cheap CYA measure, as I surmised.
- I'll continue to subvert the system, I guess; I'll change my own fuses.
-
- Leigh
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