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If you can get a good look at that switch or remove it, you might be able
to find out who made it and get a model number. I doubt that Whirlpool made
switches, though it's not impossible. Why make one when you can buy them
from a company that makes switches? I had to replace a locking toggle
switch in a Swiss reel-to-reel tape recorder (the toggle was broken off but
I could see the locking mechanism). I even had the manual and it gave their
part number, but not who made it. I pulled the switch out and figured out
that it is was a standard SPST miniature locking toggle switch available
from several sources. The one in there was Chinese-made (yep - in a Swiss
tape recorder) and I just got a Cutler-Hammer equivalent. The switch
assembly is another matter, if the switch is riveted in place
in that assembly, you might have to drill out the rivets to replace it. If
the metal parts are broken or worn, then you might need some metalworking
experience to fix it.

Last resort - check a Goodwill store for a used model of the same
microwave. You could use it as a parts source.

Good luck. I hope not having a microwave does not ruin your holiday meal
plans.

Steve H.

On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 4:31 PM Jim Ford <james.ford@...> wrote:

Well, %#$%#! I checked with Dayton Appliance Parts, Cincinnati
Appliance Parts, and Ereplacementparts.com, but nobody has the switch
assembly. Not only that, but Whirlpool/Kitchen Aid doesn't even sell
the parts, so I'm not going to find them anywhere! Gee, thanks a lot,
Whirlpool!

So it looks like I have 3 options:

1) Send the microwave oven to the landfill - not going to happen.
2) Mess with the door latch in an attempt to fix it.
3) Leave it and hope it doesn't blow the fuse any time soon. And
doesn't leave the magnetron powered on while the door is open and burn
somebody.

Unless somebody else has a better idea....

TIA.

Jim

------ Original Message ------
From: "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 12/21/2021 10:56:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] OT: microwave oven blows fuse

>On Monday 20 December 2021 03:15:49 pm Glenn Little wrote:
>> Do a search for microwave oven parts,
>> There are other vendors for parts.
>>
>> Glenn
>
>This would have been my suggestion too, if you hadn't beat me to it.
I've done a number of repairs on assorted appliances around here, and we
mostly end up getting parts from third-party vendors.
>
>Your best bet is if you can find some sort of a repair manual for the
unit (also often available from third-party vendors) and get the exact part
numbers to search on.
>
>> On 12/20/2021 11:47 AM, Jim Ford wrote:
>> > Aw, crap! I just called Kitchen Aid/Whirlpool parts, and no, they
>> > don't stock any parts at all for my "countertop" microwave oven! It's
>> > considered a throwaway item...
>> >
>> > So I suppose I can either fiddle with the latch to try to keep the
>> > timing of the door switches proper or just leave it as-is and hope
the
>> > fuse doesn't blow for a long time. Regardless, slamming the door is
>> > banned for life! (Good luck with 2 teenage boys in the house)
>> >
>> > Unless somebody has a better idea....
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > ------ Original Message ------
>> > From: "benwetzel via groups.io" <benwetzel@...>
>> > To: [email protected]
>> > Sent: 12/18/2021 9:45:17 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [TekScopes] OT: microwave oven blows fuse
>> >
>> >> You will need to replace the plastic bracket that holds all of the
>> >> switches. Or easier approach is to
>> >> get the whole interlock assembly.
>> >>
>> >> Good luck sir.
>> >> Ben
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