Microwave membrane substitution (Made By Monkeys)

Microwave membrane substitution

Here's another good one from the excellent website There, I Fixed It.com. Necessity is indeed sometimes the mother of invention, and while this may not look very elegant, it does seem to do the trick. But we still think it fits quite nicely in our Don't-Try-This-At-Home series.

So, full marks for initiative on this one, but you have got to know what you are doing...

The submitter writes:

I bought this microwave oven for R$ 20 to fix it and use. Unfortunately, it is IMPOSSIBLE to find the keyboard membrane in Brazil. In USA, just the membrane costs $80!!! So I traced the keyboard circuit and made a new keyboard for it

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Previous entries from the Don't-Try-This-At-Home department:

* How not to fix car headlights...

* A wall smashingly good flat screen TV

* It's time for a new mobile phone when...

* Don't calculate on power

* Home-brewed electric screwdriver

* Home-brewed car door security

* Home-brewed GPS holder

* Hot water tap - How not to do it yourself

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