I am sure you think you are clever. Sadly, stupid is not clever.
BTW your pricing is way off the mark. I just saw a microwave for less than
$40,

Now what you should do is unplug your PC and make the internet a better
place.

Many happy returns on your 14th birthday.



"Steve B" wrote in message
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"Charlie Bress" wrote in message
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This is a 10 or 12 year old Panasonic micro.

In the middle of heating several different things sequentially it
suddenly quit working.

But not entirely. The clock worked and the light worked. The timer
counted down as usual but there was no heating and the turntable didn't
rotate.
While I was contemplating replacing it, the wife said she slammed the
door and it started working again.

Maybe some thing was loose. I pulled the cover and did a visual
inspection and everything looked tight and in place.

Is this behavior indicative of a microswitch not getting activated?

Perhaps a bad switch or the interlock parts have become worn. The
switches look replaceable, the plastic parts of the latching and
interlock functions were probably made for that particular model and are
unique.

Charlie

Try the following test:

put in a bowl of cold Campbell's soup. Turn it on. Does it work.

Yes? No problem.

No? Do the following:

Throw it from the second floor balcony onto a hard concrete surface.
Repeat the previous step.

Does it work?

Yes?

Problem solved.

No?

Time to splurge $88 for a new microwave.

HTH

Steve