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My microwave stopped working randomly, so I changed the fuse, no luck.
I opened the appliance and spotted a fuse, this is slightly longer than a normal fuse and it says
RS
FF8A
AC 500V
on it, I have tried searching the RS site for the ref FF8A to no luck, anyone know where I can find this fuse?
I opened the appliance and spotted a fuse, this is slightly longer than a normal fuse and it says
RS
FF8A
AC 500V
on it, I have tried searching the RS site for the ref FF8A to no luck, anyone know where I can find this fuse?
Try www.cpc.co.uk I'm looking at their catalogue, they seem to have loads.
maser_spyder said:
Good detective work. I spent a good 10 mins hunting.jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years 
(see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
I don't really want to spend £30 when I can spend £1.50
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
I don't really want to spend £30 when I can spend £1.50
It's not such a problem with factory made stuff as it's all normally done through an automatic machine rather than by hand.
If it turned off with door closed, could it be a door switch problem? It's about the only moving part on the whole thing!
Does the machine come on at all or just not 'cook'?
maser_spyder said:
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
I don't really want to spend £30 when I can spend £1.50
It's not such a problem with factory made stuff as it's all normally done through an automatic machine rather than by hand.
If it turned off with door closed, could it be a door switch problem? It's about the only moving part on the whole thing!
Does the machine come on at all or just not 'cook'?
If the door switch was to blame then there should be some action on the LCD at least.
I meant it turned off as the door was closed
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
I don't really want to spend £30 when I can spend £1.50
jamoor said:
maser_spyder said:
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
A friend of mine had a microwave like that. When it switched off he just whacked it and it came on again. It went on for years (see 'dry joint' above)
Still, microwaves are so cheap you may as well get a new one to save you having to whack it. £30 buys a cavity magnetron that in 1944 you'd have been killed for.
I don't really want to spend £30 when I can spend £1.50
It's not such a problem with factory made stuff as it's all normally done through an automatic machine rather than by hand.
If it turned off with door closed, could it be a door switch problem? It's about the only moving part on the whole thing!
Does the machine come on at all or just not 'cook'?
If the door switch was to blame then there should be some action on the LCD at least.
I meant it turned off as the door was closed
Yup, fuse somewhere most likely, or control box gone ping.
Try a google search for the model number, there's 'fix it' forums out there and there's a chance somebody has been there before you....
jamoor said:
Well the door was closed and it just switched off.
What make is it? Our Panasonic just did exactly the same thing, and it's not the fuse either. Internet search reveals quite early failure is not unusual.Really annoyed as it's a £200 stainless steel jobby and we've only had it 16mths - called Panasonic and they said hard luck. Also found their service centres are pretty thin on the ground.
It's doubly annoying as we initally bought one from Costco where it would have effectively been guaranteed for ever but that was silver coloured plastic and we took it back because the door started to melt.
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