I cannot start my microwave because when I press start automaticly turn to H98 any button I press it stays on H98 Please tell me what to do to start my microwave or how to fix it so it works again
OK, this Microwave has got a failed magnetron, and/or a High power Diode has gone faulty. You need to get it repaired by a professional, Always ask for a "Quote" because often, replacement parts, and labor, can often exceed or equal the cost of a new one, these days. Self repair of Microwaves is very dangerous, as there is nearly always lethal Voltages and Currents, even with an OFF, and Disconnected Microwaves, you see, inside, there is a GIANT Capacitor, this capacitor, feeds off the Magnetron,it can hold, for some considerable amount of time, enough Joules of energy, to kill anyone that touches it. Before any work is done, the first thing that must be done is to, by using and earthed "Shorting Bar" and touch it to each terminal of the capacitor to discharge it, There will be a BIG Spark, and a Bang, as the energy discharges. Once that is done, then they are safe to work,on, but if ever turned on again, say to test, then, it must again, it be shorted out. (This is where some service people come unstuck, they forget, after discharging once, that, after they had tuned it on, say to test, and then off again, that the capacitor, had immediately "Charged Up", just waiting....) Just as an extra, more service people are killed each year from Microwaves than any other single thing.
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