In article , Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:28:54 GMT, tt (Charles
Bishop) wrote:

About an hour after I last used my microwave, I tried to use it again and
there was no power - the display was dark and nothing I could do on the
front panel brought it back.

What is the likelihood that it's just a blown fuse, or something similar?
If so, how easy would this be to get at and repair? What are the odds that
it's deader than the dodo? If it's the microwave generator whatsit, would
that mean the display is dark?

It's a Sharp Carousel and is at least 4 years old.

I checked the outlet and no joy there-it has power.

15 years ago I had a microwave that failed like that. I took the cover
off, knowing there was almost nothing I could do to fix it. However,
what was wrong was one of the few things I could fix. A blown fuse. A
replacement was about 69 cents at Radio Shack.

I still use that microwave.

Cool. I looked at the back last night and there were warnings against
taking it off beacuse of high voltage. Also, the screws holding it on are
star screws - they say it's for my protection since the high voltages are
there.

Do micorwaves have any large capicators or capicatorlike that would hold a
high voltage if it had been unplugged for a while?

I'm going to at least take the cover off even if I have to junk it so my
sone and I can see what's inside one.

What is odd to me is that the last thing I did was to heat something for
11 seconds. I think it beeped at me to let me know it was done, then I
opened the door, took out the stuff and closed the door. Unfortunately I
didn't notice at the time whether the display was dark or lit. Assuming it
was, is it likely the microwave would have failed when it wasn't being
used? If not, i may just misremember the beep or what happened when I
opened or closed the door.

--
charles