CAUTION: There is a capacitor that can hold a serious charge even when the unit is disconnected. Shorting across the terminals with an adequate resistor is highly recommended before touching any of the wiring. I replaced a magnetometer on a microwave unit once, and made such a resistor by assembling several smaller resistors in parallel.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 1:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Totally OT: Dead microwave Our microwave appears to be readily accessible through standard phillips head sheet metal screws. Maybe this weekend I will poke around inside. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > We have a similar issue. Our Panasonic did not stop but started to make a > burning plastic smell so we stopped using it. I wanted to have a look inside > and see if there was some evidence of exactly what was causing the issue but > discovered that one cannot even open the case without specialized tools. The > socket style screws have a little pin in the middle and one must get the > corresponding screw driver with a small hole in the centre to remove screws. > We elected to get a new Microwave quickly but I still have the old one > waiting for me. I acquired the special screw driver set from an electronics > parts supplier but have yet to use them. > > May ultimately become MB sheet metal but I at least want to look inside. > > Randy > > On 24/03/2011 9:48 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > >> The Panasonic microwave in our kitchen went from fully functional to >> completely non-functional, literally overnight. Plugged into a live >> outlet, >> it shows no response to pressing any of the buttons. No clock, timer, or >> food heating I can't find the brochure to see if there is a >> troubleshooting tip to solve this issue. I am thinking it might be a fuse >> but where to begin looking for it? Anyone have any success in awakening >> a >> dormant microwave oven? >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
