Thread Number: 71661
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Is this a Vintage Westinghouse Microwave??? |
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Post# 948218   7/14/2017 at 20:07 (2,448 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Seller calls in an "old oven used for drying parts". Controls and interior look suspiciously high-tech. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bajaespuma's LINK on Rochester Craigslist |
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Post# 948220 , Reply# 1   7/14/2017 at 20:17 (2,448 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 948232 , Reply# 2   7/14/2017 at 22:36 (2,448 days old) by realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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Certainly makes me think Microwave Oven. Very cool find! Keith |
Post# 948288 , Reply# 3   7/15/2017 at 06:40 (2,447 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 948315 , Reply# 4   7/15/2017 at 11:25 (2,447 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 948321 , Reply# 5   7/15/2017 at 12:32 (2,447 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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John has one in Beltsville, I believe. |
Post# 948323 , Reply# 6   7/15/2017 at 12:45 (2,447 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 948361 , Reply# 7   7/15/2017 at 17:34 (2,447 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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Would this one be water cooled? |
Post# 948440 , Reply# 8   7/16/2017 at 09:17 (2,446 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Here is the link to the epherma section with the brochure for 1960. I believe these were made by Tappan (conveniently also in Mansfield, OH).
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Post# 948521 , Reply# 9   7/16/2017 at 22:42 (2,446 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 948588 , Reply# 10   7/17/2017 at 11:03 (2,445 days old) by realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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I don't know- that looks to cool to scrap for a couple of parts. There's nothing that can be subtituted for the parts you need? Keith |
Post# 948690 , Reply# 11   7/17/2017 at 21:07 (2,445 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 948698 , Reply# 12   7/17/2017 at 22:17 (2,445 days old) by realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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I tend to get unrealistic sometimes about this old stuff. Definitely better to save it from the scrappers even if only for parts to get others going. I would imagine that a water cooled magnetron has been unavailable for quite some time! Keith |
Post# 948722 , Reply# 13   7/18/2017 at 01:51 (2,445 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Another question does the oven have the mercury vapor tubed rectifier? |
Post# 948773 , Reply# 14   7/18/2017 at 12:18 (2,444 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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I believe these are mercury vapor rectified. When I restored my '63 Mark V, I was able to substitute a different set of gas-filled tubes to avoid the mercury-vapor tube "issues". Switching to SS would be blasphemy! ; )
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Post# 948798 , Reply# 15   7/18/2017 at 14:33 (2,444 days old) by Kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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The photos with the quartet glowing are all on my home PC...
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Post# 948818 , Reply# 16   7/18/2017 at 16:11 (2,444 days old) by realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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As if the liquid cooled Magnetron wasn't enough already, now you guys have made me REALLY want one of these machines!! I presume that these run at the lower frequency of, what was it, 900 megacycles or thereabouts? |
Post# 948822 , Reply# 17   7/18/2017 at 16:35 (2,444 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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I hope you get it working, I really wanted to try it out at the wash in!! |
Post# 948852 , Reply# 18   7/18/2017 at 20:33 (2,444 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I am thinking that this one is too new with its white knobs to have rectifier tubes any longer, I have one just like it that has an issue or two, I also have one that is a little older that had a lot of use, so at least one will get parted out and I can make everyone else happy that need parts for these old MWOs. |
Post# 949237 , Reply# 19   7/21/2017 at 08:19 (2,441 days old) by mopar65 (Almont MI)   |   | |
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Post# 949238 , Reply# 20   7/21/2017 at 08:22 (2,441 days old) by mopar65 (Almont MI)   |   | |
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Post# 949241 , Reply# 21   7/21/2017 at 08:27 (2,441 days old) by mopar65 (Almont MI)   |   | |
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Post# 949345 , Reply# 22   7/21/2017 at 21:44 (2,441 days old) by realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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In the middle of it, after reading about those beautiful old machines being scrapped, I was sick, and sorry I had read it. I am so glad that the story had a happy ending! Keith |
Post# 949419 , Reply# 23   7/22/2017 at 09:49 (2,440 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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What a cool find. This is really interesting to me. I hope you can get something from it to make the other work, John. That's just a neat piece of history.
Just as a side-note, though I started looking at appliances more in my high school years, than the early 60's, I didn't know this MW was made(apparently more, too, than I'm aware). Nice find, Ken. Good luck John. We'd all like to see one working. And Cadman, I'm always impressed, jealous and happy to see the things you find and restore. ...Phil |
Post# 949690 , Reply# 24   7/23/2017 at 18:45 (2,439 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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from last years wash-in, when you were working on the Hotpoint. |
Post# 949699 , Reply# 25   7/23/2017 at 19:47 (2,439 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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What brand of MW is that? It is sure a cool monster. My favorite features are gathered in my photo cluster. Thanks for posting.
LIGHTNING BOLT! This looks like a refrigerator, so besides asking the brand, how tall is this mw? Thank you.
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Post# 949700 , Reply# 26   7/23/2017 at 19:48 (2,439 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 949751 , Reply# 27   7/24/2017 at 00:25 (2,439 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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KOOL!!!!!Just don't TOUCH!!!!The mercury tubes glowing-LOVE IT!!!Just like in older broadcast transmitters!Yes,what brand of oven is this?Also like its control panel!!!WANT ONE!!!!A window should be provided on these so you can watch the mercury rectifiers glow! |
Post# 949907 , Reply# 28   7/24/2017 at 21:16 (2,438 days old) by Classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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