Microwaves

Originally Posted by skylinejack

I realize this is an older thread, but I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. The yard not taking microwaves? And if so, does anyone know why? My yard recently started not taking them unless their "gutted". But I'm not exactly sure what part it is they want out. Anybody know?

Yea, they probably don't want the magnetron with the Beryllium oxide still on it. The dust from a broken beryllium chunk can be dangerous to breathe. The most common colors are white and pink.

pic of a magnatron.

Here; Beryllium oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia