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Thread Number: 48093
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| Post# 697351 8/18/2013 at 21:31 (3,902 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
Here's a rare one on the east coast... Amana RR-2 in nice condition.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO cadman's LINK on Philadelphia Craigslist | ||
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Post# 697360 , Reply# 1 8/18/2013 at 22:20 (3,902 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 697417 , Reply# 2 8/19/2013 at 01:38 (3,902 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Ugh, I want it, but am not sure about having it shipped. | ||
| Post# 697419 , Reply# 3 8/19/2013 at 02:28 (3,902 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 697515 , Reply# 4 8/19/2013 at 13:48 (3,901 days old) by Cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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The tray...
I was fortunate in that my RR-2 was an all-original, low use model right out of Cedar Rapids, IA. It has the 'early style' tray that was also used in the 3's and 4's with the warning about not operating the microwave without the tray in place.
I've talked with the owner of an RR-1 but his was a curb find so he's unsure about whether his had a tray, or not. We also know there's an "early" and "late" version of the 1, but having not set hands on either, I can't say if the difference is purely cosmetic, or if glass was introduced mid-year. -Cory | ||
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Post# 697571 , Reply# 5 8/19/2013 at 19:53 (3,901 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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RR-2 | ||
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Post# 697574 , Reply# 6 8/19/2013 at 19:54 (3,901 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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RR-2 | ||
| Post# 697582 , Reply# 7 8/19/2013 at 20:13 (3,901 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 697640 , Reply# 8 8/19/2013 at 23:18 (3,901 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Post# 697676 , Reply# 9 8/20/2013 at 07:29 (3,900 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Flat Shelf for the RR-2 MW ovens Hi Phil, it would be possible to have a piece of glass cut that would look much like the original tray although it might not be tempered glass, ours also has some strips of tape like material on both sides to make it easier to handle and I guess to keep it from scratching the SS oven interior. If the flat tray that I have didn't have the Amana label on it warning not to use the MW without the tray in place I would almost think that someone made this flat tray themselves. I suspect that a lot of these original flat trays got replaced with the later molded trays which fit perfectly in the RR-2s. | ||
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Post# 697726 , Reply# 10 8/20/2013 at 14:53 (3,900 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Tempered Glass
Any decent glass provider can supply custom cut-to-size tempered glass. You could even get it with ground and polished edges and rounded corners.
I used to work at a small independent hardware store and we would routinely source custom made tempered glass pieces to replace shelves etc. The glass is usually cut to size and then tempered although it may be possible to waterjet cut pieces from an already tempered sheet now. Do a Google search for Glass Supplier in your area and call them. I was always amazed at how cheap the pieces we sold were. | ||
| Post# 697727 , Reply# 11 8/20/2013 at 15:04 (3,900 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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That's interesting Phil!
I just called a local glass provider and they can order any size tempered glass under 3 square foot for $18.40 canadian and the edges are sanded smooth. Then if your brother could measure the one he has in his RR-2 microwave oven and tell how the edges are (or take a few pics?!), maybe I'd try that! John?! | ||
| Post# 697746 , Reply# 12 8/20/2013 at 16:58 (3,900 days old) by Travis () | ||
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I have sent an email. | ||
| Post# 697814 , Reply# 13 8/21/2013 at 00:00 (3,900 days old) by Cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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John, interesting that they had the warning imprinted on flat glass. I'd love to see a picture of this. The later trays (with drip edges) are borosilicate glass, and as such, aren't tempered. In fact, a common failure is that they split in two after years of microwave popcorn popping. Tempering probably helped with strength though. The trays are thick and weigh over 6 lbs each! -Cory
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Post# 697838 , Reply# 14 8/21/2013 at 06:34 (3,899 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Flat Shelf for the RR-2 MW ovens Hi Cory, actually the warning label is just a red sticker applied to the front of the tray.
MW corn popping and broken glass cooking trays.
This still happens in brand new MWOs all the time and it can happen the frist time you do it. When I use MWPC [ which I seldom ever do ] I always place a piece of Corning-ware in the MWO and place the PC bag on top of the CW. I would do this especially if you have a vintage MWO, something else to consider is whether your MWO is vintage or new, popping pop corn in any MWO is very hard on the magnetron tube and often causes early and dramatic failures of the mag tube. | ||
| Post# 697848 , Reply# 15 8/21/2013 at 09:38 (3,899 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 697885 , Reply# 16 8/21/2013 at 13:11 (3,899 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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The heat from the popcorn bag is intense and concentrated. I did wonder if the glass shouldn't be a low expansion kind, Pyrex etc. Once I used my infrared thermometer and the glass tray was 450F where the bag sat! I pop on top of an upside down Corelle plate if I microwave popcorn now.
Of course one should avoid microwave popcorn as the high heat leaches lots of nasty chemicals from plastic liner of the bag. I love how people I know freaked out about BPA water bottles, but they still eat several bags of microwaved popcorn a week... | ||
| Post# 697897 , Reply# 17 8/21/2013 at 14:09 (3,899 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Corelle:
Can break under the conditions you describe; if something extremely hot comes in contact with the Vitrelle glass of which Corelle is made, the glass can suffer a "dropout," meaning a chunk of glass the approximate size and shape of the hot item will break loose, leaving you with a hole in the plate. This phenomenon is sporadic; some people never have a problem. Or they go for years without a problem, until one fine day....
My own choice for microwave popcorn is a Corning Ware pie plate (Blue Cornflower, natch!), which can take much greater heat than it's subjected to in the microwave. Just wanted to be sure you knew - you don't say which Corelle pattern you have, but some patterns are not easy to replace. Corelle Corner has an article that describes this kind of damage; scroll down to the paragraph titled "Heat Fractures": CLICK HERE TO GO TO danemodsandy's LINK | ||
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Post# 697930 , Reply# 18 8/21/2013 at 17:22 (3,899 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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| Post# 697931 , Reply# 19 8/21/2013 at 17:32 (3,899 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Phil:
Sounds like you know what you're doing, so that's all right then.
I am much more careful with my Snowflake Blue than I would be with Spring Blossom Green or Butterfly Gold; those last two patterns are sitting about knee-deep in every thrift store in America. But not Snowflake Blue. There are other Corelle patterns that are HTF, as well. | ||
| Post# 705294 , Reply# 20 9/25/2013 at 14:15 (3,864 days old) by Travis () | ||
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It made it home! My RR2 just got here and has been cleaned. It's in nice shape having come from the original owner. 
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| Post# 705305 , Reply# 21 9/25/2013 at 14:57 (3,864 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 705328 , Reply# 22 9/25/2013 at 17:32 (3,864 days old) by travis () | ||
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Phil,
It's has the flat tray. I can see why they went to the later style tray. The flat glass was a pain to handle. | ||
| Post# 705342 , Reply# 23 9/25/2013 at 17:58 (3,864 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 705400 , Reply# 24 9/25/2013 at 22:01 (3,864 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Flat Tray For RR-2s | ||
| Post# 705485 , Reply# 25 9/26/2013 at 13:49 (3,863 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Here you go with the interior pic. It's heavy. I'm not looking for the serial number without help! 
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| Post# 705523 , Reply# 26 9/26/2013 at 18:15 (3,863 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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| Post# 705544 , Reply# 27 9/26/2013 at 20:59 (3,863 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Thanks for the picture!
The serial number if located between the door and the front leg on the early RR-2 models. It's easy to see if you move the microwave a bit on the counter as I did to take the picture...
Your glass tray doesn't seem to be clear. Is it textured? If I remember well, John's glass tray is clear?
Also, is there a buzzer on-off switch under the control panel? My RR-2 lacks a buzzer and a switch and I think John and Cory's RR-2 microwaves also lack them but some do have one like Jon's RR-2. | ||
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Post# 705548 , Reply# 28 9/26/2013 at 21:23 (3,863 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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| Post# 705557 , Reply# 29 9/27/2013 at 00:07 (3,863 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Phil, I know a shipper that was fairly close to the seller. He picked this up and brought it to me. It was only mildly dirty when it landed on my counter. I can't wait to smell the cooking through the door. | ||
| Post# 705607 , Reply# 30 9/27/2013 at 07:37 (3,862 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 705828 , Reply# 31 9/27/2013 at 23:25 (3,862 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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