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I bought a small Toshiba EM925A5A-BS microwave, which was top ranked by The Wirecutter at the time. Two years later, the light begins flickering. Now it just d
by codalan 4y ago
I bought a small Toshiba EM925A5A-BS microwave, which was top ranked by The Wirecutter at the time.
Two years later, the light begins flickering. Now it just doesn't come on at all.
I google up how to replace the lightbulb. Turns out, you can't and this issue is common amongst owners of these microwaves. It's amazing they can't spend the extra dollar or two in components and make the bulb replaceable. I imagine a lot of these Toshiba microwaves are in dumps now.
I'd have a hard time trying to give this thing away with a defective light. I'll probably be stuck with it finally stops working altogether, and then it will end up in a landfill.
- jmrm 4y agoThat's pretty infuriating. I have look for your model online, and apparently Toshiba decided it was reasonable to use a LED lamp instead, and they didn't make them good. If you're used to disassembly appliances to repair them it isn't difficult to change it to a new one, or even change it to a common bulb + socket system. You shouldn't have too much danger doing that, after disconnecting it for a couple of hours, because the high voltage lines (red stranded wires) are far from that part.
- codalan 4y agoYeah, I've been thinking about just soldiering in a new LED, but haven't had time. Replacing it with a socket is a better idea, though. Same amount of effort the first time, far less when it comes time to replace the bulb again...