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Sharp smd2470asy, built in 2017. Bought used from some Russians (I know...), but it was $300 instead of $1300. It worked when they demoed it, worked the first time I used it at home, then failed. Made a weird noise, weird smell, the microwave wouldn't heat after that so I took it back. They 'fixed' it, and it was working again for about a month. Now when I start it, it runs for 2 seconds and then trips the breaker, every time. I went the easy route and replaced the 3 door switches. It worked again for 2 days, now same thing.

I tested the high voltage capacitor and it seems fine. Thought maybe one of the switches I bought was bad, so I tested them. Independently, they work fine. But the o

My right knee has been “balky” for awhile, I stopped any kind of lower leg lifting because squats and deadlift, even at lighter weight eventually caused pain and I’d be limping around for a couple days after. I think I’ve got IT band syndrome as it clicks a lot when bending it.

Yesterday I did some light squats and felt no pain, but later in the day, while kneeling on the ground, I felt a sharp “snap” in my knee on the outer half. There was a little warm sensation but then nothing in terms of pain or loss of mobility. I can “feel” something different in the knee and weirdly, it feels numb to the touch on the spot where I felt the snap. Could I have torn something without really experiencing

Did a major remodel and went way over budget with both time and money. We're at the end and the painter who did most of the interior and front of the house doesn't want to pay his day rate for the rest of the job, mainly kitchen/bathroom cabinets, but also some stucco and chimney on the exterior and sealing some wood beams on the front. At the cost of $8k-$9 for cabinets and another $5k for the exterior, I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger and we're stuck in limbo. Another quote I got was even higher (we're in SoCal so maybe these are just typical prices now). I've rolled the exterior stucco before a couple times and was set on doing it again to save a little. I bought an X5 sprayer a

This area sees a lot of power outages and when they occur, I always have problems with my elevator. I’m not at the home all that often, but I tend to come up to the home and find that the elevator no longer works. I’ve always fiddled with it enough to avoid needing to call a repair man, but I’m a little stumped this time. I’ve replaced the backup battery a couple times when that was the issue, it would simply go to the lower level and stay there until the battery back up was replaced. That’s not the case now. At the top of the shaft, which I cannot access when the elevator is at the upper level, there is a switch that seems to be getting tripped when there is a power outage and then power is

As with almost everyone with this PC, I've suffered a dead motherboard (it's not the PSU). Was hoping to get a lot more out of this PC but don't feel like I should pay for a new motherboard and be stuck with a proprietary ticking time bomb. In theory, I'd like to buy a case, motherboard, and PSU only (and cheaply), and reuse RAM, SSD/HD, 10th gen intel i5 CPU, and 1660 Super GPU. I don't really know much about custom builds, but if anyone has input or has done this with their XPS 8940 components, I'd appreciate some direction. Doesn't need to be a high-end build, really looking to limit cost and get a few more years out of these parts.

Alternately, since the Windows license is tied to t