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jpanhalt:
Thanks.  That confirms my impression.  In any event I need a friend to help remove it as my strength has gotten a lot less since I was just 60.  We will need to pull the range out for better handling, but that is not a big problem -- just a little inconvenient.

In the meantime, I am searching for a new, over-the-range, recirculating oven that has front exhaust, will fit the space, and is in stock.  I ordered the Black&Decker that seemed to fit those requirements from Home Depot last week, and HD notified me yesterday that it was now out of stock.  The closest thing that seems to be in stock is a Panasonic + mounting pieces (about $250 for just those pieces), and it ends up too tall and needs to me mounted on a shelf, which doesn't exist.  I don't want this magnetron to turn into a kitchen remodeling project.
Hamelec:
https://dokumen.tips/documents/magnetron-y-sustitutos-no-2.html?page=1
jdragoset:
Check if one of the GE over-the-stove microwaves at HD will fit.
It seems they all come with the ability to vent forward, into the kitchen or up or back to vent into exhaust ducting.
jpanhalt:
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I changed the magnetron for about $60 total as that was very easy to do and high voltage board had no obvious hot spots on top.  Power was still at about 50% (temperature rise of 1L of water for 60 seconds test), so I tore deeper and found the attached (HV board).  Both IGBT connections on board bottom were well darkened with soot.  End of story.  I got the Frigidaire Gallery 1000W at $299 vs. current "discount price" of $279.  That sale ended at Lowes yesterday, but a kind supervisor gave me the same price today. That's the cost of experience, which is several orders of magnitude less than my most expensive experience, so I am happy.  I will save the high voltage  (3kV) caps and bleeder resistors.

John
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