Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-16 Thread Ode Coyote
Distillation leaves ions and particles as a residue in the container. ode At 08:29 AM 9/16/2008 +0900, you wrote: And one step further: why not boil EIS in the oven? If vigorously boiled the steam would carry particles/ions of EIS into all the nooks and crannies of the oven . . . On

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-16 Thread Peter Converse
: Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Thank you all very much for the great suggestions. I was also wondering how EIS would affect mycotoxins. Not having the equipment, or training, or money to pay the guy who does, I am not sure. Generally speaking, oxidizers do denature them to some degree

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2008-09-16 Thread Marshall Dudley
Jonathan B. Britten wrote: And one step further: why not boil EIS in the oven? If vigorously boiled the steam would carry particles/ions of EIS into all the nooks and crannies of the oven . . . Boiling is distilling, and that leaves all the silver behind in the pan. It would be no

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-16 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Don't know that it would, if one used a wide container and if the boiling were vigorous and the steam rose rapidly. . . in shipboard water distillers sediment rises up and gets into pipes and cruds up the whole evaporative distillation system so badly that periodic descaling is necessary.

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-16 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Good point about the risk of having silver residue on the wiring, which at the least could cause arcing of current and maybe fire.Better to stick with sunlight, or better yet, take the oven to a professional for servicing, if it's possible. Given that just about everything discussed in

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-16 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
. . . as does the steam that falls as rain. Scientists tell us that rain carries pollen, spores, bacteria, viruses, and more. A few years ago I read a rather long and fascinating article about that topic. I'd had no idea at all. Epidemiologists are aware of and concerned with the

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2008-09-15 Thread Clayton Family
Thank you all very much for the great suggestions. I was also wondering how EIS would affect mycotoxins. Not having the equipment, or training, or money to pay the guy who does, I am not sure. Generally speaking, oxidizers do denature them to some degree, depending on which toxin and which

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-15 Thread Dan Nave
...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:04 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Just curious, and not quibbling, but given that this group is devoted to EIS, why not use that? Might it not be less oxidative? Taking things one step

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-15 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
And one step further: why not boil EIS in the oven? If vigorously boiled the steam would carry particles/ions of EIS into all the nooks and crannies of the oven . . . On Monday, Sep 15, 2008, at 14:04 Asia/Tokyo, Jonathan B. Britten wrote: Just curious, and not quibbling, but given that

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-15 Thread Malcolm
Hi Jon, I may have been getting a little overenthused, but was trying to address multiple forms of contamination: 1)bacteria and fungi, 2)toxic detritus from same, 3)other environmental pollutants such as outgassing from building materials, dust, gaseous and microparticular drift from numerous

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-14 Thread Jonathan B. Britten
Just curious, and not quibbling, but given that this group is devoted to EIS, why not use that? Might it not be less oxidative? Taking things one step further: mightn't sunlight do the job?If one can spray something onto the components, sunlight might also reach them. I have read

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2008-09-13 Thread Steven Foss
Dear Malcolm, Very good explanation of how Caps regain a charge after being discharge. For that reason I attached clipped leads to the caps after discharging them On the subject of Power supply caps, I recommend some type of resistance rather than say a direct short from an old tool to drain

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread M. G. Devour
Dear Kathryn, Malcolm, and group! Anybody tempted to do *anything* around the guts of a microwave oven needs to take all the cautions about high voltages and keeping yourself out of the circuit *VERY* *SERIOUSLY*, as we don't want to lose any of you. Until you know how and why things are

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Dee
I would have thought that just to turn the microwave on would kill any toxins in it! dee Clayton Family wrote: Dear List, I am trying to rid my house of airborne toxins. These may have accumulated in the inner working of the microwave as they did in the fridge. One way to detoxify these

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Norton, Steve
of this approach are not safe then don't do it. * Your safety is more important than saving the cost of a new microwave. - Steve N -Original Message- From: M. G. Devour [mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:52 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Norton, Steve
Subject: Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts I would have thought that just to turn the microwave on would kill any toxins in it! dee Clayton Family wrote: Dear List, I am trying to rid my house of airborne toxins. These may have accumulated in the inner working of the microwave as they did

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Dan Nave
: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:23 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Kathryn, I am probably going to horrify some with my recommendation but you can clean your microwave in your bathtub with tap water. The one thing I am not sure of is the magnetron

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Clayton Family
Dear Steve, Malcolm, Mike, Dee, Thank you all for the input and the ideas. I am reading them and mulling them over. Yes, the toxins tend to be airborn. Cleaning appliances can be very time consuming since there are many areas that are not so easy to get to. Buying new ones is certainly

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Dee
Scary stuff! I think I would leave well alone and either get a new one, or not bother with microwaving. dee Norton, Steve wrote: Dee, I believe that she wants to remove the outer case of the microwave and clean where the electronics are. That area is shielded from the microwaves. - Steve N

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2008-09-12 Thread Marshall Dudley
exactly how fast it will discharge. Marshall Dan -Original Message- From: Norton, Steve [mailto:stephen.nor...@ngc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:23 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Kathryn, I am probably going to horrify some

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread bob Larson
To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts The microwave that I have, which I am considering using for CS, has a resistance associated with it to discharge the capacitor. Not sure how long it takes. The TV will hold a charge for a long time. Dan -- The Silver List

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Dan Nave
...@king-cart.com] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:25 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Dan Nave wrote: The microwave that I have, which I am considering using for CS, has a resistance associated with it to discharge the capacitor. Not sure how

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2008-09-12 Thread Malcolm
Many toxins are actually bits and pieces of dead bacteria and fungi or their excretion products; thus the microwave may actually contribute more toxins to some minor degree. Also there are many parts of the oven that aren't irradiated, but just collect dust and particulate debris because of that

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Marshall Dudley
, September 12, 2008 1:25 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Dan Nave wrote: The microwave that I have, which I am considering using for CS, has a resistance associated with it to discharge the capacitor. Not sure how long it takes

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Malcolm
, September 12, 2008 1:40 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts The microwave that I have, which I am considering using for CS, has a resistance associated with it to discharge the capacitor. Not sure how long it takes. The TV will hold a charge

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread cking001
On 9/12/2008 2:51:48 AM, M. G. Devour (mdev...@eskimo.com) wrote: Lastly, you may want to read some of the materials on the alleged dangers of consuming microwaved foods. We use ours a lot less than we used to. Yeah, That was why I had a mw've to convert to CS maker supreme. We had ditched

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread cking001
Hee, Hee, I love it when you talk dirty, Marshall... Chuck What if there were no hypothetical questions? On 9/12/2008 4:16:26 PM, Marshall Dudley (mdud...@king-cart.com) wrote: Dan Nave wrote: The capacitor is 10 ufd. On the schematic, the resistor is

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Neville
: cleaning microwave guts Hee, Hee, I love it when you talk dirty, Marshall... Chuck What if there were no hypothetical questions? On 9/12/2008 4:16:26 PM, Marshall Dudley (mdud...@king-cart.com) wrote: Dan Nave wrote: The capacitor is 10 ufd. On the schematic, the resistor is shown parallel

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-12 Thread Malcolm
Hi, almost forgot; the clothes dryer is infamous for collecting lint, dust, and after years of use, suddenly catching on fire. This is not the best way to clean it though. Usually the front panel can be wangled free and the truly incredible amounts of foof peeled off the motor, pulleys and

CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Clayton Family
Dear List, I am trying to rid my house of airborne toxins. These may have accumulated in the inner working of the microwave as they did in the fridge. One way to detoxify these things (according to Dr Croft, a pathologist) is to spray them down liberally with ammonia solution and let it dry

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Norton, Steve
: cleaning microwave guts Dear List, I am trying to rid my house of airborne toxins. These may have accumulated in the inner working of the microwave as they did in the fridge. One way to detoxify these things (according to Dr Croft, a pathologist) is to spray them down liberally with ammonia solution

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Malcolm
. This is what I would do. - Steve -Original Message- From: Clayton Family [mailto:clay...@skypoint.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:46 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Dear List, I am trying to rid my house of airborne toxins

Re: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Malcolm
Hi Kathryn, What about a hepa filter 'High Efficiency Particulate Air' vacuum cleaner as well as a more general household hepa filter; Honeywell makes a bunch of these, though I don't know their real - as opposed to advertised - quality. Industrial strength filters are available for applications

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Norton, Steve
of the strengths of this group is the broad experience and willingness to comment when something doesn't look right. - Steve -Original Message- From: Malcolm [mailto:s...@asis.com] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:40 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts Hi

RE: CSOT: cleaning microwave guts

2008-09-11 Thread Steven Foss
Hi Steve Norton,   Just a brief comment (for me)   Before you open the microwave, let it set for 2 to 3 days unplugged to discharge the capacitors. BTW, TVs also have a high voltage capacitor on the versions with a picture tube.   Uplugged Television Capacitors can carry High Voltage charges