Disassembly Procedures

To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death,

!WARNING disconnect power to oven and discharge the capacitors before following any disassembly procedure.

! CAUTION

Interlock Switches

 

Primary switch is operated by bottom latch arm.

A microwave leakage test must be performed anytime

Interlock Switch Removal

 

a door assembly is removed, replaced, disassembly, or

 

1. Disconnect power to oven and remove outer case,

adjusted for any reason.

(see "Outer Case" procedure).

 

 

 

 

2. Remove control panel, (see "Control Panel" section).

 

3. Test interlock switches before removing, (see testing

Control Panel Removal

procedures).

 

4. Disconnect and label wire connections.

1. Disconnect power to oven and remove outer case,

5. Remove mounting screws securing interlock switch to

(see "Outer Case" procedure).

unit chassis.

 

2. Disconnect and label wires from controller/timer.

 

6. Remove switches by carefully releasing locking tabs

3. Open oven door.

on switch bracket and tilting switches to remove from

4. Remove screw securing top of control panel to cavity.

switch bracket.

 

Lift control panel up and out to release tabs.

 

 

Tab

 

 

 

Monitor

NC

 

COM

 

Switch

 

 

NO

 

Primary

 

 

Switch

COM

 

 

 

Secondary

NO

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

COM

 

 

Tab

5.Replace component and reverse procedure to reassemble.

NOTE: After repairing the door or the interlock system, it is necessary to check the switch continuity before operating the oven.

!CAUTION

Before replacing a blown monitor fuse, test the primary interlock switch, secondary interlock switch, monitor switch, and power relay contacts for proper operation. If the monitor fuse is blown by a failed switch operation, all switches and controller must be

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