How many service people does it take to change a globe....... I hear you ask?
I found it rather odd that a layperson could safely undo one screw inside the cooking chamber and change the magnetron yet be very strongly discouraged from changing the globe. This is understandable with this Panasonic design as to find the globe one has to undo several screws and remove the entire outer case. This exposes one to the high risk of electric shock even when the nuker has been unplugged from 240 volts. Like any power supply there can be capacitors that will hold a dangerous charge for a very long time after power has been disconnected.
The obvious question is why design this unit to prevent globe changes by the user?
Even the globe is not a regular 25 watter like the sample on the right. The nuker globe on the left is attached to a moulded base fitted with a couple of spade lugs.
The globe goes in the hole presently occupied by the dark blue-handled screwdriver... I am posting this purely for information and a chance to complain about design. Imagine if you had to call a licensed sparky every time you needed a globe changed in your house?
Please remember that even UNPLUGGED electrical appliances can KILL.
