FRIGIDAIRE Appliance Parts
Welcome to your Frigidaire Microwave Oven Parts Resource
- Find Parts for Frigidaire Microwave
- How Frigidaire Microwave Works
- Magnetron
- Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
- Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
- Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
- Maintenance Tips for Frigidaire Microwave
Find Parts for Frigidaire Microwave
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How Frigidaire Microwave Works
Most modern households, college dorms, work places, etc.have microwave ovens. They provide a convenient cooking source and are portable, safe and fast. This is a short overview of how they work:
Magnetron
This is a transmitting antenna, not unlike one a radio or a TV station might use. The microwave ovens convert electricity from the household source into one of extremely high voltage. This feeds the "magnetron, " which converts the high voltage into electromagnetic wave energy. This wave energy is in the frequency band of radio waves.
- The radio waves are directed into the cooking area of the oven.
- This makes the molecules in the food or liquid resonate or vibrate.
- Friction is caused between the vibrating molecules.
- This friction generates the heat for cooking.
Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
These two parts work together so that energy reaches all areas of the Frigidaire microwave interior.
Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
The structure of the food - or the lack of it, has a lot to do with whether a food type is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven. For example:
- Does baking bread work well in a microwave? Bread has an internal structure of air pockets. When the microwave gets all of the molecules in the structure vibrating at microwave frequency, the structures break down and the bread becomes tough and inedible if cooked too long. Baking bread does not work well in a microwave.
- Heating water? Water has no structure. When the microwave frequency gets the water molecules vibrating, they rub against each other creating first friction, then heat. Foods with high water content tend to heat well in the microwave because they have no fragile structures to break down. Excellent foods to heat in your microwave oven include: soups, vegetables, and foods high in fat and sugar.
Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
Microwave ovens use radio waves, rather than radiant heat, to heat food. This is considered to be a safe process and more energy efficient than standard resistance cooking devices.
Maintenance Tips for Frigidaire Microwave
Warning! Even when it's unplugged, you can still receive a serious electrical shock from the components inside your microwave oven. Only a qualified repair technician should perform any repair.
Keep your Frigidaire Microwave Working Longer
Keep the inside of your microwave clean. Food particles absorb some of the microwave energy while the unit is operating which may cause burns and damage to your microwave. The door hardware, touch pad controls, and other exterior trim pieces will also last longer if they are kept clean.
Surge Protection
Because they have solid state circuitry on the inside, microwave ovens are susceptible to damage from voltage spikes caused by lightening, etc. Experts recommend that you plug your microwave oven into an appropriate surge suppressor to protect the circuitry.
Door Safety
Your microwave's door keeps the energy inside, and this is where it needs to stay. If the door is damaged, or if the door seal doesn't seem to fit correctly, you should have your microwave checked by a qualified appliance repair technician.
Running Empty
Microwave ovens heat the food or liquid by bombarding them with super-high-frequency microwave sound energy. If your Frigidaire microwave oven is empty and there is nothing to absorb the microwave energy, the energy can feed back to the microwave itself. This can permanently damage the internal microwave antenna or magnetron.
Warning! It is very important to never operate a microwave oven without food or liquid inside.
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