[sdiy] Troubleshooting broken Waldorf Microwave XT

[Ken Stone]

First level DIY repairs -

First, make sure you are not carrying a static charge.
Second - make sure the unit is not connected to anything, power especially.
Third, once opened, if anything in it can be unplugged, do so, then plug it
back in again immediately.

Basically you are trying to get rid of any oxide that may have formed
between contacts. It is surprizing how often this is all that is wrong.

Ken

>hello,
>
>A bit ago my Waldorf Microwave XT started behaving strangely.  The
>display would flicker on and off and sometimes show strange
>characters.  It was intermittant.  It behaved in such a way for
>perhaps a month until one day it just wouldn't power up at all.  It
>has been this way ever since.
>
>I have thought of sending it out to be repaired, but that sounds like
>a costly proposition.  Is there any hope for me to troubleshoot and/or
>repair this problem DIY style?  Any suggestions etc.??
>
>thanks,
>JON
>
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