PRIMARY, MONITOR, & SECONDARY SWITCH

CHECKOUT PROCEDURE

NOTE: The following chart and strip circuits show the continuity and position of the door switches when the microwave oven door is open and closed.

CONTINUITY TEST CHART

SWITCH

TESTING

 

DOOR

DOOR

 

 

OPEN

CLOSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary

Disconnect the 3-pin connector CN3 from the control

 

 

 

 

module. Check from the pink wire (pin 1) to the blue

 

+

 

Interlock

 

 

wire (pin 3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary

Disconnect the wires at the Secondary Interlock Switch.

 

 

 

 

Check from the common terminal (white wires) to the

 

+

 

Interlock

 

 

normally-open terminal (white wires).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disconnect the wires from the Monitor Switch. Check

 

 

 

 

Monitor

from the common terminal (white wires) to the

 

+

 

 

normally-closed terminal (red wire).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(+) = CONTINUITY

 

 

(–) = NO CONTINUITY

DOOR OPEN

L1

N

SECONDARY

MONITOR

PRIMARY

 

 

INTERLOCK

SWITCH

INTERLOCK

 

 

 

SWITCH

 

SWITCH

 

 

 

 

 

DOOR CLOSED

L1

N

SECONDARY

MONITOR

PRIMARY

INTERLOCK

SWITCH

INTERLOCK

SWITCH

 

SWITCH

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Whirlpool 1997 E PRIMARY, MONITOR, & Secondary Switch Checkout Procedure, Continuity Test Chart, Door Open, Door Closed

1997 "E specifications

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