probably nobody will care, but I’m sad at the passing of my microwave. It was born in July of 1983, and died march 24th, 2026. I had bought it used in 1992 and it faithfully served me and my family for many years until today, when the keypad decided to partially quit working. Rest in peace Zappy, you will be missed.
I’m looking for a new keypad but unsurprisingly the parts for this ancient thing are no longer in stock so I doubt I’ll be able to resurrect it without some sort of miracle. I know it’s just an appliance but it still makes me sad to see it go.
I call it percussive calibration, but yeah, if the thing is going to get tossed anyway, sometimes a well-placed bang will keep it going a little bit longer.
That’s what I was hoping for, but I guess I’m not lucky enough for that.
It’s always worth a try. It was the classic temporary repair for old CRT TVs, until that fateful day when you give it a whack, and the terrible picture just reduces to a single line across the screen, and everybody goes, “Uh-oh.”