Oven Door Switch

A microwave oven i used to re boil water blew the door open in a steam explosion but i was shielded by the door.

Oven door switch.

Most are black in color and all have metal prongs called terminals extending out from the body of the switch. Make offer ge kenmore oven door light switch for general electric range gemline 15400 e 2 frigidaire range oven light switch 8016552 5274001 asmn. When the button was pressed the switch made momentary continuity. Szm v16 fd 63 door switch commonly found in microwave ovens this switch will close the circuit once the button is depressed.

Microwave door switch szm v16 fd 62 microwave oven switch for lg ge normally for lg ge starion ge microwave wb24x0800 2 pack 4 0 out of 5 stars 10 4 99 4. This switch is normally open. Microwave door switches are only an inch long. Make offer frigidaire range oven light switch 8016552 5274001 asmn.

After that steam. 365 day right part guaranteed return policy. If you backed off on the pressure on the button continuity. Frigidaire range oven light switch 3200479 5303200479.

As michael karas states the switches act as crowbars to intentionally blow fuses if the door were to be forced open. Fast same day shipping. Typicaly if the light turntable works or the fan display countdown works but the oven doesn t heat it is most likely that because a door switch has gone bad. If the oven light stays on when you close the door or the self clean cycle won t start or stops in the middle of the cycle because the door switch doesn t properly detect the door being closed replace the door switch with a manufacturer approved.

With the switch in place and the door closed there was no continuity in the switch. When the microwave door is shut the door switches close to send power to the microwave. Microwave door switches are normally mounted to a bracket near the door latch. Refrigerator dryer range stove oven washing machine dishwasher.

If this switch fails the microwave will not start. Something is wrong with the latch mechanism if you can open the door while the oven is running. I removed the switch and did a double test of the switch to verify a bad switch. The oven door switch also verifies that the oven door is shut during the self clean cycle.

When completely depressed the switch broke continuity.