Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven

2022-03-10 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Yeah I'm thinking I should tear into it and see if anything is obviously broken, the door switch seems an obvious culprit. I had one in the FROG that I think was my daughter's at some point in some apartment, I pulled it out, cleaned it up, and plugged it in.  It is a completely different bran

Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven

2022-03-10 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Vintage matters, the older ones are a lot more solidly constructed, and easier to repair. The circuit is actually quite simple, usually a timer, a few safety switches, and a magnetron tube circuit. My Amana has blown the fuse a couple of times in the 30 years I've been using it. Mr. Google is yo

Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven

2022-03-10 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Suggest you consult the university of internet with a search for your particular brand and model to see if there is a failure mode that others experience and have fixed. I recently had a Panisonic that failed to "wave" and after searching found that one of the two door latch hooks had cracked [in a

Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven

2022-03-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Lots of videos on Youtube. If nothing else, they will tell you what not to touch! On 10/03/2022 2:27 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Anyone torn into one of these things? Mine was working fine yesterday morning then the afternoon it wouldn’t wave. The countdown timer works but no a

[MBZ] OT microwaves oven

2022-03-10 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Anyone torn into one of these things? Mine was working fine yesterday morning then the afternoon it wouldn’t wave. The countdown timer works but no action. I hear a relay click right away which I am guessing is shutting the magnetron off. Door switch? Something else fried? --FT Sent from iFōn