On Jun 6, 8:48*pm, Tim Lamb wrote:
After the recent thread on combination cookers our 15 year old Panasonic
died. Probably from shame at only ever having the grill used by accident
(makes a mess of plastic utensils) and the oven, never.

Power supply OK local fuse OK. Nothing on the display and no functions.

Do I take the back off or is it junk? I have noted previous warnings
about high voltage capacitors.

Also..

The replacement which is micro only weighs about 1/3rd. of the original.
I was a younger man when I lifted it on top of the fridge!
Claims to be an inverter model and has a curious feature as the *fan*??
starts and continues running after the cooked item is removed and the
door re-closed.

If this is necessary to cool the electronics they really ought to make
it clear because my wife is in the habit of leaving the door open (i.e.
fan off) to let the cooking steam disperse.

regards

Mirowaves are very fixable, but the HV cap can be lethal if
mishandled. Leakage shouldnt be an issue if the magnetron & door
aren't disturbed.


NT