Perhaps even a place that fixes electrical stuff like touch screens could do this - I have books on microwave repair, the repair person should be able to easily read even on forums how to safely discharge the electricity in the microwave before working on it, and I would unplug it for all time now until you take it in, though microwaves can store electricity for a long time. It may be you don't need a great vintage microwave person (though I would try to find one) for a repair like that - fix it shops that work on cell phones, other electronic items may be able to fix the touchscreen - when you watch video's on repair people repairing "unfixable" tv's and stuff - often the problem is a circuit trace, capacitor, bad solder, things that can easily be fixed with a little know how and observation. I am still looking for a vintage Amana Radarange familiar repairperson in San Diego, CA area to check over my RR3 I bought, service it a bit, and replace a light bulb socket -
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There is no evidence that the touchscreen is faulty in any way it seems to program fine. This is just a bad door switch or wire connection maybe a bad relay.
John L
There is no evidence that the touchscreen is faulty in any way it seems to program fine. This is just a bad door switch or wire connection maybe a bad relay.
John L
phillymatt53
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Out of the many microwaves that came into my shop over the decades the main problem was in the touchpads.
A "partial" section of the pad failed, and had to be replaced since it was not a serviceable part.
People tended to press too hard on them and mashed the conducting film, eventually causing failure.
The same style touchpads were used in TV sets back then.... Zenith was one, and also prone to failures.
panasonicvac
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John may be right, it could be a very simple switch fix or wiring like this Amana for example. Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure this was the microwave that my grandparents had before it got replaced by that Sharp I mentioned earlier. I received confirmation that it was in fact an Amana after guessing since I don't remember it too well, but it may have been a different model that still shared the same red clock display as this one because I remembered as a kid that it was in fact red. And who knows, maybe that Amana also had the same problem as this one and my grandfather decided to replace it instead of fixing it. Definitely for certain that Sharp has now outlived the Amana and likely would also outlive my grandfather as well, I'd love to take the Sharp home with me when he goes. Or maybe if the Amana did got fixed, it might've still been there today.
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phillymatt53
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Does anybody remember the series Perry Mason? - and "Della" his secretary? (Barbara Hale)
I adored that woman!.... she was classy!
She was a spokesperson for Amana - see video.
I adored that woman!.... she was classy!
She was a spokesperson for Amana - see video.
Barbara Hale was also in "Higher and Higher", a 1943 RKO Radio Picture starring Frank Sinatra.
Things that usually go wrong on countertop, microwave ovens, one the main fuse inside two door switch or wiring to the door switch three the magnetron, after this there’s not that many things that go wrong on a regular basis sometimes you get a noisy cooling fan have a problem with the door latch assembly The circuit board is way down on the list of things that fail on a microwave oven, but it can happen
Fuses, door, switches, and magnetron are easy to find for almost any microwave oven.
John L
Fuses, door, switches, and magnetron are easy to find for almost any microwave oven.
John L
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