"JerryMouse" wrote in message
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Charlie Bress wrote:
This is a Panasonic microwave that is about 10 years old.
It works just fine.
The problem is that it has become fussy to open
In the picture at the link you can see the inside portion of the gray
opening button. It has a small projection that lifts the part of the
latch mechanism that is white. The latch works ok. The part of the
gray plastic does not seem to lift the white latch part high enough to
release the latch.

I have no idea.... BUT

If you can't figure out how to repair the thing, or if parts are not
available, you perhaps could disable the locking mechanism.

The you could install some sort of device, externally, to hold the door
mostly shut: screen-door clasp, velcro strap, whatever.



Nope, that won't work. The safety interlock switches are mounted to the
latch mechanism. That's why you can't operate the oven when the door is not
securely latched.

Charlie