Oh no! My Panasonic microwave is 10 years younger, i hope it lasts as long, because it is just the best.
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Must be a big, heavy old box. Nice longevity. Now you can buy one for a fraction of what you originally paid, even though they should be more expensive like everything else.
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Made in Japan! RIP Zappy.
Yeah, they sure don't make 'em like they used to. My mother's kitchen had a 1984 JCPenney branded microwave (with no turntable) that worked right up until 2024, the original light bulb inside dying sometime in the 2010s.
On the one hand, I remember hating it because it didn't heat evenly, on the other, it was certainly built like a shit brickhouse if it lasted forty years.
This one had a turntable so it did a pretty good job, even though it wasn't the most powerful thing out there. I'm really hoping I can find the part I need so it doesn't end up in a landfill, it deserves better than that.
Panasonic Made the best microwave ovens
RIP en paix ton microonde big
What part of the keypad broke? Is it fixable with a soldering iron and/or a 3d printer?
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I have a 10-ish Microwave now (after 30+ year old Amana). A Sharp. Pretty nice, with programs. The enamel is starting to go. Pisses me off. Components I can replace, and parts are available, but it's the frame that is dying, and I doubt they sell spares.