I like to abuse microwave ovens.
I strip them down and cannibalise them. Yum!
and they are Very easy to fix. they fuse is made to die!
DO NOT TRY THIS! un'less you would like a painful death.
I used the High volt to kill weeds in the garden!
bet most of you did not know that years ago
some of them used aluminium wire insted of copper.
Now! they use transistors and a small coil!
It was a Big coil big diode big capacitor and the magnetron.
with a timer. see youtube.
I can only see that this is to make them EASY to die.
Built in obsolescence.
If you are on this web site you Must learn
More about Built in obsolescence.
See
www.videoproject.org...
P.S. the highes volts I have been hit with was 380V ac 200 amp.
jumpt up and screamd. hurt my arms. it went across my chest.
I Should be dead? no luck yet.
Never been hit with more?
even though I play with it, up to 16KV ac.
You may not think it but I know what I am doing 55 years old.
its just that every one can lose concentration/focus.
oh and I dont conduct it very well.
Always remember that it HURTS a LOT.