In message , Broadback
writes
Been searching Google for Sharp microwave spares (Model R-254M) to no
avail. All I can find are what I would term consumables. What I need
is the display panel, the current one works very intermittently, and at
other times just displays the odd bit. Anyone any ideas please?

My gut feeling is you are banging your head against a brick wall.

You would probably pay almost as much for a new display (If you COULD
get one) as you would for a new microwave

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geoff