I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld has
gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling the whole
machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire

On 2006-10-30 22:01:18 +0000, "Syke" said:

I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld
has gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling
the whole machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire

Some machines have a little door to provide access to the lamp. These
are designed such that the user could change the lamp if he wishes.

On others, the only access is through taking the cover off and these
are not intended to be changed by users. Be aware than lethal
voltages may exist inside even if the machine is off and unplugged.

Andy Hall wrote:

On 2006-10-30 22:01:18 +0000, "Syke" said:

I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld
has gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling
the whole machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire

Some machines have a little door to provide access to the lamp. These
are designed such that the user could change the lamp if he wishes.

On others, the only access is through taking the cover off and these
are not intended to be changed by users. Be aware than lethal
voltages may exist inside even if the machine is off and unplugged.

Indeed - I researched this when my Panasonic's bulb "went" (it got better,
so just a bad contact probably).

If the OP cares to google, there are FAQ's on microwave oven repair - watch
out for the capacitor and everything connected to it - it gets charged to
many kilovolts and will hold it for some time after the oven is switched
off - "some time" being highly variable and generally longer than you might
expect. The charge it holds will kill a man.

The bulbs are hard to source - though I did find one supplier on the web.

HTH

Tim

Syke wrote:
I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld
has gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling
the whole machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Don't know that machine, but generally speaking they can be a bugger to get
at. When ours went I suggested to SWMBO that all we needed to buy was a
torch. Strangely my suggestion was treated with scorn & she bought a new
microwave.

I thought it was a perfectly sound solution myself.


--
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The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"Syke" wrote in message
...
I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld has
gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling the whole
machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire


Unplug the unit
remove the screws from all three sides of the cover lip, slide back the
cover
an inch and lift it off. You will see the lamp to the left of the cooking
cavity looking from the back.
the lamp is a 25W 240V like the one on the left he-
http://snipurl.com/10u07

This model doesn't have a large capacitor of death, nerveless do not
touch the inverter PCB or Magnetron. (large square box with two
red wires attached)
--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

In message , Tim S
writes

If the OP cares to google, there are FAQ's on microwave oven repair - watch
out for the capacitor and everything connected to it - it gets charged to
many kilovolts and will hold it for some time after the oven is switched
off - "some time" being highly variable and generally longer than you might
expect. The charge it holds will kill a man.

The bulbs are hard to source - though I did find one supplier on the web.

ITYF that CPC sell them


--
geoff

raden wrote:

In message , Tim S
writes

If the OP cares to google, there are FAQ's on microwave oven repair -
watch out for the capacitor and everything connected to it - it gets
charged to many kilovolts and will hold it for some time after the oven is
switched off - "some time" being highly variable and generally longer than
you might expect. The charge it holds will kill a man.

The bulbs are hard to source - though I did find one supplier on the web.

ITYF that CPC sell them



Ta - I got so obsessed googling I never thought to try RS/CPC/etc(!).

Tim

Tim S wrote:

The bulbs are hard to source - though I did find one supplier on the web.

Over the long term its easier to replace the fitting and use candle
bulbs. Any time you need a bulb, it comes with the weekly shopping. No
need to run around looking for them or pay OTT postage on already
overpriced bulbs. No prizes for guessing why new machines dont use SES
bulbs.

NB this works with combination oven/microwave cookers too. Bulb sellers
will freak out about the fact the bulb will run above its rated temp,
but a reduction from 1000hrs to 700 is not an issues imho, and you dont
get conctact melts on the lower power bulbs ovens use. The one
condition is there needs to be a glass cover between bulb and food
cooking cavity, as non oven rated bulbs dont have hardened glass, and
can not be trusted to survive food splashes.


NT

Tim S wrote:

The bulbs are hard to source - though I did find one supplier on the web.

Over the long term its easier to replace the fitting and use candle
bulbs. Any time you need a bulb, it comes with the weekly shopping. No
need to run around looking for them or pay OTT postage on already
overpriced bulbs. No prizes for guessing why new machines dont use SES
bulbs.

NB this works with combination oven/microwave cookers too. Bulb sellers
will freak out about the fact the bulb will run above its rated temp,
but a reduction from 1000hrs to 700 is not an issues imho, and you dont
get conctact melts on the lower power bulbs ovens use. The one
condition is there needs to be a glass cover between bulb and food
cooking cavity, as non oven rated bulbs dont have hardened glass, and
can not be trusted to survive food splashes.


NT

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from "Syke" contains these words:

I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld has
gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling the whole
machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Dismantle the whole machine.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:01:18 GMT, "Syke"
wrote:

I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld has
gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling the whole
machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?


Changed the lamp on my sisters 10 yr old panasonic recently, quite
easy to get at once the cover is removed.

These look like the right ones for yours:

http://www.kitchenwareonline.com/acatalog/Oven_Lamps.html
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180040715055
http://www.day2dayshop.com/Product/ProductInfo.aspx?id=20198

cheers,
Pete.

"Syke" wrote in message
...
I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld has
gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling the whole
machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire


Thanks, everybody for taking the time. Still a bit scared though...?

Regards

Pat Macguire

On 2006-10-31 12:42:40 +0000, "Syke" said:


"Syke" wrote in message
...
I have a Panasonic NN-A850 Combination Microwave. Recently the buld
has gone and I cannot see any way to change ity, short of dismantling
the whole machine. Anyone got any ideas on this?

Regards

Pat Macguire


Thanks, everybody for taking the time. Still a bit scared though...?

Regards

Pat Macguire

No it's OK.

Just make sure that your will is current before starting.

replying to Syke, rfilkoff1 wrote:
My panasonic microwave says child and has stopped working

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rfilkoff1 wrote:
replying to Syke, rfilkoff1 wrote:
My panasonic microwave says child and has stopped working


PLEASE start new threads rather than replying to ten year old ones!

In answer to your question, first hit on googling "Panasonic microwave
child lock" brings up this.

"You are now ready to use your new Panasonic Microwave Oven. When you first
turn on your microwave oven and under normal operation the €œCHILD LOCK€�
feature is off. If €œLOCK€� or €œCHILD€� appears on your display . . . Press
the €œStop€� button three (3) times and the €œCHILD LOCK€� will be turned off."


When you've tried that, please read this by Joh Rumm.



If you have been using the HomeOwnersHub web site, you may have wondered
why a number of posters seem rather confused by some of the messages you
have been posting. Hopefully this post will make clear why this is
happening.
HomeOwnersHub (HOH) is one of a number of web sites that provide a gateway
to one or more USENET newsgroups. In this particular case it connects to
the USENET group "uk.d-i-y"

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For some background and links about usenet groups and how they are normally
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Like good comedy, Timing is everything
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Depending on how busy the group is, and the storage space allocated by the
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So when replying to a post, please take careful note of the date on which
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concerning a problem with someone's central heating, if the problem
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it will make little sense!

(Although many news servers won't retain posts to a group for an extended
period, once a post has been made and distributed to other servers, you
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Quoting
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quoted content to make sense of postings. If you don't include sensibly
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"rfilkoff1" wrote in
message roups.com...
replying to Syke, rfilkoff1 wrote:
My panasonic microwave says child and has stopped working

Because it has noticed you tried to cook the child
and eat it and it has refused to let you do that.