Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
1/27/25 8:22 p.m.

 

 The door switch on my Whirlpool microwave required some adjustment the other day and I managed to short something to something. (Arc came from door switch) Unit is now dead. Confirmed power at outlet and the little fuse inside is good. No power seems to be getting to the fuse though.

Any ideas before I call for repair? The house call is $99 and I really would rather spend the value of a new one fixing this one so I don't have to unmount it etc... Newer units at this price point don't have 4 speed fans and some other features this one does.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
1/28/25 9:12 a.m.

If you do a search on the model number you may be able to find a schematic online, that will help in troubleshooting.

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
2/1/25 1:44 p.m.

Well there's your problem.....

Cooked the AC filter board. New one is around $35. My only guess as to why the board burned with out popping the fuse is that the power surge/short came in from the "back" instead of the input side.

JFW75
JFW75 New Reader
2/2/25 2:22 a.m.

Be sure and discharge the transformer in it before digging any further. Those things have crazy high voltage in microwaves.

 

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
2/2/25 9:48 a.m.

You mean the capacitor? I did that.

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