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Old 20th May 2021, 2:22 pm   #1
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Default Vintage Electrolux Microwave.

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Many years ago, I bought a first generation (650W) microwave oven.
Its an Electrolux (made in USA) model 56-0 884-10 - strange model number, I know.
It has a very large cooking cavity, a 1KW browning element and a plug in temperature probe.
It's still in regular use.
The other day the internal lamp which illuminates the cavity went o/c (40W MES) and having sourced a replacement, I was obliged to remove the cabinet in order to replace it.
On doing so, I discovered that the belt that drives the stirrer fan in the "roof" had disintegrated (it does not have a rotating turntable.)
This is, of course, an appliance specific part (unlike the bulb) and sourcing a substitute is proving a problem.
Googling the model number produces no hits whatsoever, even an image search produces nothing even similar.
So, I'm a bit screwed (!)
It's brown with a wood effect metal case and has a touch keypad and a green display.
Anyone ever heard of this model?
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Old 20th May 2021, 2:29 pm   #2
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What form of belt is it? Generic belts are available on eBay or you can make your own using 'O' Ring cord.
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Yes - that green round-section belting which you join with a hot knife, is really good stuff and the joint is very strong indeed. I have bought several lengths of different cross section from ebay - but only useful if you can use a round-section belt.
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Another vote for hot melt polyurethane cord. I bought a range of diameters some years ago from RS and it has been very useful, not only for drive belts, but for O ring seals. The RS stuff was available in both smooth and rough, and in red and green. I found the barrel of my Henley Solon ideal for melting it.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Any idea where one might obtain a modest quantity of said hot melt polyurethane cord? All I've come up with thus far is a Chinese based seller on Ebay offering min 2mm diam min length 1m.
Using RS would be prohibitive (can't find reference to same in any event.)
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