Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven
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 brand but the control panel and housing looks quite similar to the inop machine. I'm guessing some standard design is stamped out by chinee factories in the millions so the bits are probably all pretty much the same. --FT On 3/10/22 3:45 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: 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 an area hidden by the door interior panel] which caused the safety interlock switch to register as "door not closed" which caused a non function event. $3.00 part .. $8.00 shipping ... 30 minutes to dismantle the microwave / replace part / inspect for any other failed items... back to normal function.. Good luck. On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 1:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> 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 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://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 To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven
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 your friend. -- Jim ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven
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 an area hidden by the door interior panel] which caused the safety interlock switch to register as "door not closed" which caused a non function event. $3.00 part .. $8.00 shipping ... 30 minutes to dismantle the microwave / replace part / inspect for any other failed items... back to normal function.. Good luck. On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 1:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> 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 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 > ___ > http://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 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
Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven
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 action. I hear a relay click right away which I am guessing is shutting the magnetron off. Door switch? Something else fried? --FT ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in service. Parts oven. Well played. Best, Tim ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen microwave went dark. I pulled it out this morning, and found its line fuse dead. (This is normal for the series when an interlock 'fails'.) The fuse is abby-normal, so I pulled one from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in service. I suppose someday I'll have to replace it, but this Amana RR-6W is still going strong, and has only been in service for 39 years. Built like a brick outhouse, it's truly well-constructed inside. And heavy. If you poke it hard enough to scoot it on the table you will need a splint afterwards. And it doesn't beep, I like that. To date it has needed: 1) New filter capacitors on the timer board 2) Interior lamp 3) Clean and reattach the door window glass 4) Line fuse It was made 100% in the USA, by companies such as Amana, Litton, Raytheon, Advance, etc. I would call it the 240D of microwaves. -- Jim Yep I have one of them. When I bought it, it needed a new glass dish in the bottom. THe dish cost 3 or 4 times what I paid for the oven. I intend to keep it forever. I also have the first MW we bought new. It is a litton, and was one of the last with a timer and NO touchpad. I expect to keep it forever too. It is 34 yeears old. I put a light bulb in it once. It may get passed on to the next generation (TNG), as may the Amana. I also have an old 2 speed kennymore small one. I like the two speed for some things. It has a timer also. I have done NO repairs on it. ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
Is there any way the OE fuse holder could be replaced with a standard fuse holder or a circuit breaker? The fuse is really weird, it's soldered in, but the body clips into a regular fuse clip. There are wires to the fuse body clips too, and they're not exactly the same as where the fuse is soldered in. I'm sure it could be replaced with something else, but I'd want a good schematic to look at before I'd really want to do this. -- Jim ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
Jim, Is there any way the OE fuse holder could be replaced with a standard fuse holder or a circuit breaker? I am thinking a jumper in place of the OE fuse, then mount a push button circuit breaker I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen microwave went dark. I pulled it out this morning, and found its line fuse dead. (This is normal for the series when an interlock 'fails'.) The fuse is abby-normal, so I pulled one from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in service. ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
I have an Amana, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:59 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen microwave went dark. I pulled it out this morning, and found its line fuse dead. (This is normal for the series when an interlock 'fails'.) The fuse is abby-normal, so I pulled one from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in service. I suppose someday I'll have to replace it, but this Amana RR-6W is still going strong, and has only been in service for 39 years. Built like a brick outhouse, it's truly well-constructed inside. And heavy. If you poke it hard enough to scoot it on the table you will need a splint afterwards. And it doesn't beep, I like that. To date it has needed: 1) New filter capacitors on the timer board 2) Interior lamp 3) Clean and reattach the door window glass 4) Line fuse It was made 100% in the USA, by companies such as Amana, Litton, Raytheon, Advance, etc. I would call it the 240D of microwaves. -- Jim ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
Long live the RADAR range! So far, so good! A guy I used to work with had an original Amana Radarange, the first one to come out. Thing was about the size of a steamer trunk, weighed about 150lb, and he said it worked like a charm many years on. That's what ours is. Second version though, it has a glass touch panel instead of a twist knob. Still working well, though I've had to so some resoldering and replace an electrolytic capacitor or two in the electronic timer. Built like a brick -house, extremely durable construction. I'm impressed with it, it's the W115/B52 of microwaves. The glass tray spontaneously cracked in half. We heard it, the microwave wasn't even being used. Loud. I used Shoe Goo to glue it back together. Still holding. I have a spare oven in the garage, with every part _except_ that tray! -- Jim ___ 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
