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Thread Number: 85883
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Microwave door switch question |
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| Post# 1104335 1/12/2021 at 19:09 (1,189 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
My sister's 1984 GE OTR microwave, Model JVM64003, quit operating a while back and I never got around to checking it out. Clock is still lit and keeping time. Still able to enter cook time and when start is pushed light inside comes on, time counts down but no magnetron action. After viewing a couple vids on Youtube concerning this problem I suspect the door switch that supplies power to the magnetron is bad.
My question has to do with the switch. After looking online Im getting the impression there are generic replacements. The part # of the original is WB24X5167. Long ago discontinued. There are a few NOS on ebay for $90-$100. Main difference I see is 2 and 3 terminal and also normally open and normally closed. I believe the ones with three terminals have the third so they can replace a normally open or normally closed original. If I find the switch is the problem does anyone here know if any switch with the same electrical specs and dimensions would be an acceptable replacement or is an exact replacement necessary? Here's a vid showing the same problem: | ||
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Post# 1104339 , Reply# 1 1/12/2021 at 19:22 (1,189 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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MWO Door Switches Bad door SWs are a common problem on most MWOs,
There are at least three DSs on nearly all MWOs, some have 4.
It is common to have one of the two that carry power fail, wiring is too small and the DSs are also too small and cheap.
Good news it is an easy repair and the individual SWs are only a few bucks appease.
Usually one of the DS terminals will look a little overheated, you will need to replace the SW and the wire terminal, it is best to splice in a few inches of heavier wire along with a new wire terminal for a lasting repair.
John L. | ||
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