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From: bwhite@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bill White)
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Subject: Re: Has anybody out there ever fixed a microwave?
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Date: 25 Mar 91 04:23:18 GMT
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In article <1991Mar19.170413.24498@csn.org> chuck@csn.org (Chuck Luciano) writes:
>This is not a 9 volt transistor radio, there are DEADLY voltages, and REAL
>RISKS of exposure to HARMFUL RADIATION involved in working on one of these
>beasts. You could think everything went fine and a year from now wonder why
>you have cancer.

Doubtful.  Check out most of the experiments run on microwave radiation.
A friend did a run with X-linked lethal mutations on fruit flies and got
zero results over several generations with various exposures; I checked up
and saw most of the evidence *for* a cancer link was shaky at best and
poor experimentation at worst.  ELF fields are another story.  In any
case, as long as you get the case back on you shouldn't have a problem;
if you're paranoid, use a microwave sniffer.
As for everything else, just give it the same respect you'd give a TV set
and you'll be fine (not that I'm downgrading the risks, keep in mind you
still have a fairly beefy cap or two there holding a good killing charge.
But if you discharge it -- CORRECTLY I might add -- you'll be fine).


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