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+Episode: 4068
+Title: HPR4068: Replacing a lightbulb in a microwave Oven
+Source: https://hub.hackerpublicradio.org/ccdn.php?filename=/eps/hpr4068/hpr4068.mp3
+Transcribed: 2025-10-25 19:14:02
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+This is Hacker Public Radio Episode 4,068 for Wednesday the 6th of March 2024.
+Today's show is entitled, Replacing a Lightbulb in a Microwave of it.
+It is hosted by Mr. X and is about 21 minutes long.
+It carries an explicit flag.
+The summary is, in this episode I record myself replacing a blown lightbulb in a microwave oven.
+Hello and welcome Hacker Public Radio Danes, and welcome to this podcast.
+My name is Mr. X and as usual I'd like to start by thanking the people at HPR for making
+this service available to us all.
+HPR is a valuable service on these here intertubes.
+It is a community podcast provided by the community for the community.
+That means you can contribute too.
+So why don't you pick up a microphone, your mobile phone, the MP3 player if you've still
+got one, and record something and send it and it's really very easy and they've gone
+to a great deal of effort to make the process as simple as possible.
+We're always looking for shows and we're regularly short on the shows, if we're all sent
+in a show, one show a year we'd have more than we'd know what to do with, so why don't you give
+a go, you'd maybe even enjoy it.
+There's lots of topics you can find on HPR website as well, so it's usually quite easy.
+So this came about because we have a lot of people who have a microwave in their kitchen
+and we just switched it on another day and I hadn't really noticed that it was Mr. X said,
+they know the ball was gone on another microwave, I know the mention that I noticed that.
+I just said, oh yeah, I suppose I need to get a new one.
+I said, oh wow, well the ball's gone.
+I mean the lights out, lights out, it's no, no, no, don't be silly.
+Should we can replace it, you know.
+So let's remember to give him a look at the manual and see if it says anything.
+So I don't mind not.
+So I actually had a look in the manual and it said, you know,
+something about, for models that don't have an access panel,
+do not attempt to replace the bulb.
+And there's a great big warning on the rear of the microwave just to say about,
+not to, not to opening the covers or whatever.
+And in fact, I think I have actually replaced the bulb and actually in my recording,
+read out the big warning label.
+So, you know, do so at your own risk.
+There are lethal voltages in microwaves.
+Not only that, they can hold a charge.
+There's devices in the microwave.
+They can hold a charge for a long period of time.
+And, you know, probably not a bad idea to leave unplugged for a day before you
+replace the microwave, the bulb.
+I didn't do that.
+I left it a few hours and, you know, when I took the covers off,
+I only took them off a little bit and I knew not to touch anything and I was very careful.
+But actually it was very easy.
+It was a very easy job.
+But, oh, I think, I think Mr. Six is a bit disappointed at first because she thought,
+oh, I can get myself a new microwave, you know, and nope.
+Well, waste just because a bulb goes, you know.
+And, you know, even if it had been brand new,
+these have been given away free.
+I still would rather repair the existing microwave than throw it to landfill.
+So, but when I took the, when I looked at the microwave bulb itself,
+I was really surprised because it seems a very unusual shape.
+At first, I thought it was actually on a plastic holder.
+And we just give it a quarter twist.
+I was trying to give it a bit of a twist and I was not going to twist.
+I'm pushing it down and giving it a twist.
+Like, I'd be in it fitting.
+And I thought, maybe I just did a screen run on twisting.
+It's still not turned on and I thought, ah, strange.
+And then it looked to be a bit closer and I noticed that there's like two soldier blobs
+on the back of the bulb.
+I've actually taken a picture where you'll see it.
+I'll send it in with a show.
+And these soldier blobs are actually the ends, I think, of the bulb.
+These soldier blobs have got like spade terminals attached to it.
+And then you just push these spade terminals on.
+And I thought, ah, that buggers, they've fitted a special custom bulb.
+You know, a nightmare to get that.
+And I thought, well, I'm not going to be, I was thinking,
+I'm not going to be put off, you know, I can get a bulb with spade terminals
+and fit something on it or make something up or whatever, you know.
+So I went to Google and I typed in the words,
+two 30 volts, 30 watt bulb.
+I think that's what I plugged put in it.
+And to my amazement, Google immediately recognized what I was looking for.
+And they supplied me with a link.
+And I was in a link to a generic two 30 volt 30 watt microwave bulb.
+It turns out that it's a flaming standard bulb for microwaves.
+I was quite amazed at that.
+I think apparently they can cope with higher temperatures.
+So that's that's the specialist thing about them.
+And I apparently they do a more modern version that is the exact same shape,
+but in an LED form, and obviously I can't use that one because
+the connection will supply two 30 volts and the LED won't run at two 30 volts.
+So it's obviously for more modern microwaves.
+But it's the whole thing was a bit of a surprise to me when I discovered all of this.
+So yeah, it's quite interesting.
+So I thought I'd have a go replacing it and record the process.
+It was very easy, really very easy.
+Indeed, I was quite shocked how simple it was.
+They did no specialist tools.
+So I started screwing all that.
+So it was, it was dead easy.
+As I say, if you are going to attempt this, please be careful
+because there are lethal voltages in that.
+I'm not going to see it.
+I would recommend it after a lot.
+So a bit of a mixed message, isn't it?
+So I was saying that was a bit of a mixed message.
+And I'm not saying you should necessarily go ahead and do this.
+But it was a simple job and
+I'll leave it entirely up to yourself.
+But please be very careful.
+I somehow audacity lost that clip at the end that I was saying.
+So I don't know what the heck happened.
+But I'll now hand you over to myself this morning
+when I was actually releasing the bulb.
+All right, okay, so I'm going to start
+up this bulb replacement in my
+sharp microwave and noting all the
+cautions and warnings that I actually put at the beginning of this
+recording.
+It usually needs to be careful and
+it wouldn't necessarily recommend it like you know what you're doing.
+But right, okay, so
+and it's a sharp microwave.
+I took a picture of it.
+So I've got the microwave.
+I've got my trusty screwdriver and I've got a
+screwdriver block which gets all kinds of
+fittings and stuff on it.
+Good, I think they've got fans.
+So you've got to find it.
+I actually just know I've got to find it.
+I can't remember because this is like this.
+No, it's really like
+another standard Phillips screws.
+There's actually a big warning in the back of this
+microphone warning, microwave energy.
+Do not remove this cover.
+Do not operate this oven if the door is bent
+worked or otherwise damaged and does not
+close firmly.
+Do not tamper with the door safe to interlocks.
+Yeah, so there's lethal voltages in here.
+So I need to be careful.
+So I'll just,
+I've had this open before to see what the
+what kind of bulb is required.
+And I was quite surprised when I opened it.
+So we just find the appropriate screwdriver bit.
+Let's see where it's at.
+Delete this bit because it's going to take just a good fit.
+No, actually maybe I can just just
+standard things that come with it.
+Actually, I take up that.
+Yeah, I don't need them on my fancy bits.
+I've just got the normal Phillips head that comes with a
+my screwdriver.
+It's got four or five bits in that.
+And one of those will fit nicely, I think.
+It does, yeah.
+So forget the fancy screwdriver block.
+You don't need that.
+So, um, so there was just, yeah,
+so you need a screwdriver.
+And I've got the new replacement bulb,
+which I got from Amazon amazingly.
+So when I first, I'll just take these screws out and tell you so.
+So when I first opened this,
+so the bike, the bulb packed in.
+And it's surprising how much you, you actually
+are reliable because you've got no idea what's happening
+when the food's cooking.
+And, um, you know,
+but, um,
+I'm just taking the screw, screws off the side.
+And then on one side,
+take the screws off.
+So there's two screws at one side,
+two screws at the other side.
+And there's,
+one, two, three, four,
+four screws in the back.
+So four screws in the back,
+two, one side, two, that other side.
+So, eight in total.
+Basically,
+and they're quite easy to take to remove.
+There's no big, big deal.
+I thought with all these questions and warnings in the back,
+they would use fancy tamper-proof screws and whatnot.
+And I thought, I thought the last time I opened up that,
+you know, that opened up last time to the,
+the time I couldn't have bulb it was.
+And I thought I used the fancy screws,
+but I didn't.
+So that's the four at the back.
+And then, I'll just tamper quite a heavy thing.
+I'm trying to get the other two.
+And it's going to sprung the,
+the side's going to spring out a bit when you,
+actually, you know, it's not too,
+this is a bit peculiar.
+It's two screws on one side,
+four in the back,
+and only one on the left hand side looking from the front.
+So that's a bit peculiar.
+I don't know why they only fitted one.
+All the screws are the same.
+There's no difference.
+There's a particular model.
+So yeah, that's all the screws.
+And the, the whole,
+it's kind of a ushaped cover that goes on the top.
+And it's held in place.
+It sits in a, kind of, ridge,
+and it kind of pings out when you pull it out from the front,
+like the two sides kind of pop out a wee bit.
+So it's a bit tricky to,
+it's easy to take off,
+but a bit more tricky to put back into place.
+And I'm not going to take the cover all the way off.
+I'm just going to slide it out a,
+slide it back and ensure to,
+and I think I need to raise,
+yeah, I need to raise the back up a little bit to do that.
+That does engage it.
+Or not.
+And there we go, that's that side off.
+And that one is well.
+Good, good.
+Right, so I'll just slide it back.
+A couple of inches or so,
+or four or five inches.
+And that gets you access to the bulb.
+And there's kind of two metal tings at the bulb and holder.
+And the bulb isn't entirely fitted to the hole.
+You can't remove the bulb from the hole that it's,
+so one, one piece,
+which I thought was going to make it impossible to get a replacement bulb.
+I thought I was going to have to rig something together myself.
+Anyway, I've actually left one of the tings up,
+so it makes it even easier to take it out.
+I think I can take it out with the only lift in one of the tings,
+which is all the lifted.
+So what I'll do is, I'll just lift,
+oh, now tell you what, I'll just take a picture of that,
+so that you can all see.
+So hold on a second, please.
+I'll just pause this.
+Okay, so let's say a picture of the bulb,
+and it's holder in the connections.
+It's just two connections.
+So now, where's the bulb?
+Yes, the bulb is down here.
+So I'll just, I've already opened it.
+So let's take that there,
+and take it out there in the carton.
+And I was surprised to find I got two, I got a spare one.
+So does it look the same physical side?
+I'll try to touch the glass just in case,
+because some of these things can be,
+um, what did they call them?
+A halogen bulb.
+I'm pretty sure it's not a halogen bulb.
+We just think it's best not to touch the glass.
+So yeah, that looks the same size to me.
+Excellent, excellent.
+I should be nice and nice and, yeah,
+the terminals look the same.
+And from the Amazon posting,
+it looked like it's a generic microwave bulb.
+Or microwave is fitted with.
+So fancy that.
+I've never seen a bulb like this before.
+Well, it's good to cope with higher temperatures or at internal temperatures.
+I don't know, just,
+I'm just trying to remove the spade terminals from the bulb.
+Oh, they're quite tight.
+Oh, there's one, that's one.
+And two.
+And we'll just place,
+back in the same order.
+One, well, that's nice and easy.
+And two.
+And then I'll just place it back into the hole.
+And
+can I, now I was able to get it without bending.
+Can I remember once I've been the second time up a bit?
+Yeah, just to get access to it.
+That's one, two times in place,
+bend that metal back down again,
+bend the other one down again.
+And that's in place.
+Um, I don't think I need to take a picture of it replaced
+because it's just going to look the same.
+Uh, so that was, that was very easy.
+Uh, I am not, uh, repeat,
+not going to throw the covers off.
+Just plug it in just to see if it works.
+No, I won't do that.
+All right.
+Because of the lethal voltages,
+I shall not do that.
+I'll put the covered straight back on again.
+So it's nice and safe.
+So this is going to be, uh, it's a bit more tricky.
+Uh, I might cut some of this out because
+it's going to have a bit of a fath to get it tucked into the right places.
+Uh, that's a cease.
+Oh, okay.
+Oh, that side down.
+That side going to go in.
+Oh, that side's in two.
+All right.
+Okay, I think I've learned a lesson from the first time.
+That's not so bad.
+Open the door.
+Is it looking yet?
+It's okay.
+Yeah.
+All right.
+So I'll just wear my screwdriver.
+I'll get that one screw in on the left hand side.
+Just to steady everything in place.
+Oh, I'll just throw a racket.
+Yeah, and I'll put the two sides on the right hand side in.
+Uh, is it going in?
+Where is this?
+I'll push it forward and we touch so I can sort of lie use the holes.
+Mm-hmm.
+Yeah, I'm not going to take too many pictures of this because there's not much to see
+in the background else.
+It makes it a bit more difficult for the
+the janitors dealing with a large number of pictures.
+I believe that could be wrong.
+But there's no, it's not really necessary because you saw the important bit.
+There's pictures of the whole microwave and the
+in the bulb, so.
+Is that in place?
+Yep.
+Oh, actually I'll keep that screw a little loose.
+It's always a good area when you're fitting
+the screw to the unit to keep all the screws loose until you've got all in place.
+That way you've got a wee bit of wiggle room to adjust the things so we tip.
+Um, once all the screws are in place then you can tighten them up.
+And if you tighten them up, the best way to do is to tighten them up diagonally
+as well, if you're going to out bit, I mean for something that's just pressed.
+It's just metal sort of pretty low, cheek quality cover of sudden,
+it's beautifully matters.
+Yeah, that's not going to go on.
+Lining up correctly.
+Oh, yes, it has a problem already, but it's slightly to the alignment.
+That's going in.
+So it's useful to keep the screws a bit loose.
+And I've done a bit, and not one in there.
+I hope it does work after all this.
+Not one.
+We're looking back at the receipt for this and the make-up is,
+oh, actually it is a bit really 10 years old.
+And, um, yes, let's just say Mrs X was quite, oh, that's good we didn't get a new mic.
+No, we cannot replace it just, just for a bulb.
+I'm sure she was exasperated, but to, and it's, it's um,
+a one, I mean, argue, oh, the cost, I mean, as I actually said to you know,
+supposing they were getting away, mic waves free, I was still the pair of this one,
+because it's nothing to do with the cost, as well from fluke personal rates.
+It's just the waste that goes straight to landfill.
+So if you can make it last longer,
+that's, that was a good thing.
+That's it, that's it.
+And I'm just taking up, so that's, just check all these foldback ones are tight.
+One, two,
+three, that would be mega tight, just nipped, four, two side ones in the right, that's okay.
+Lift up.
+And the one on the other side, because there's only one screw on the left hand side, which is
+really bizarre. And voila, that's a cover back on again. No big deal. And that seems okay.
+Right, this all happens, I've actually got a plug in this,
+room right next to the, so let's plug it in.
+Oh, it beeped.
+Let's open the door and see if the light comes on.
+Wait, it does. Ah, and it's in that right hand corner.
+Perfect. Well, that's it, fixed. I think you know, that's all I need to see.
+Uh, so I hope you do what, how long has this taken? Oh, I, okay, it's just 15 minutes.
+Well, that includes a bit of the beginning. Anyway, I think actually all I've got to say,
+um, hope you all didn't find it too boring and, uh, send in your shows. And if you want to contact
+me, I am MrX at hpr at googlemail.com. That's MRX, AT, HPR, the At symbol.
+googlemail.com. So until next time, thank you and goodbye.
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