In went the cup of water for tea and pop went the fuse. So I replaced it. But then it popped again. A pattern was emerging. It seemed to me, and my wife, that it only happened when opening or closing the microwave door. Since this was a built-in with a rather expensive trim kit I figured I would take a crack at fixing it. The first trick to replacing the fuse was finding the bits for the security torx screws that attached the case on the back of the microwave. At the hardware store, if you don’t see it on the shelf, ask. In this case they keep the security torx in a cabinet. They are not on the sales floor with the other driver bits, at least not in this particular store. So, with that challenge out of the way it was on to figuring out what was causing the fuse to blow.
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Turns out this blog, and My weather station were only mostly dead. So here I post…
My weather station is back online. About a week ago, a friend of our neighbor was over and he just happened to be one of the senior meteorologists for the NWS in the Bay Area. Speaking with him was the kick in the ___ that I needed to dig into the server and software to get it back online. The weather to the right over there is from my own weather station. I have been an amateur weather geek for quite some time. I am not certain why. We only have 3 seasons in California – Green, Brown, and Fire.
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Welcome to Solar Bugs. This site actually began back in 1999 with a project to install solar panels on my home. The site has changed many times since then. It has been through numerous server crashes and hosting company changes. Maybe someday I will put Humpty Dumpty back together again. But these days most my time is spent on our Cub Scout and Boy Scout pages for the boys. So don’t expect too much to show up here.
Thanks for stopping by…
In went the cup of water for tea and pop went the fuse. So I replaced it. But then it popped again. A pattern was emerging. It seemed to me, and my wife, that it only happened when opening or closing the microwave door. Since this was a built-in with a rather expensive trim kit I figured I would take a crack at fixing it. The first trick to replacing the fuse was finding the bits for the security torx screws that attached the case on the back of the microwave. At the hardware store, if you don’t see it on the shelf, ask. In this case they keep the security torx in a cabinet. They are not on the sales floor with the other driver bits, at least not in this particular store. So, with that challenge out of the way it was on to figuring out what was causing the fuse to blow. 