• Thomrade@lemm.ee
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    23 days ago

    Microwave repair can actually be quite dangerous if I understand correctly, as they can hold a residual charge which can be very harmful if you short it.

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      23 days ago

      There’s also some kind of toxic powder in there that’ll just straight up make you dead. Or so I have heard from youtube

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        23 days ago

        If I understand it the ceramic of the magnatron can contain beryllium. Inhaling or contacting beryllium can cause beryllicosus, lumps in the lungs and body, not fun. That said if you don’t damage the magnetron you should be fine on that front.