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Andy Burns writes:
While warming up the cup of coffee I'd forgotten to drink, I stood there
noticing the slight break-up on the bluetooth speaker that's right next
to the microwave ... until I noticed something else, the damned
turntable is no longer going round.

Can turn the spindle by hand, and tell that it's quite highly geared,
it's an 8 year old stainless Neff. Since it's built-in and was
difficult to find one to fit, I'd prefer to repair rather than replace.

I realise the dangers from the capacitor until discharged, and the
beryllium oxide bits, and presume that making sure it's well and truly
back together before powering it back on avoids any trouble from
tripping the interlocks.

That said I expect to be able to get at the turntable motor/gearbox
without going near the "active" end ... any other gotchas?

There's usually a panel on the bottom for gaining access.
They used to be screwed on, but nowadays, you have to cut a few
thin bits of metal to remove them as it's all a single piece of
punched steel. Refitting requires re-orienting the cover so that
the screw holes line up, and finding some self-tapping screws to
screw it back on.

The same motors turn up in many microwaves, except there are
different thicknesses of them, and hence some won't fit in other
ovens.

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Andrew Gabriel
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