My Microwave died

[huge 3793]

My microwave lost power and died over the weekend.  I went and bought a new one that day but the question here is should I bother trying to repair the older one?  It is a 4 year old LG and was great before it went kaput. 

What say you smart guys about appliances?  Is it worth fooling with or should I trash it?

[Homercles 10205]

Do you have and are competent with a multimeter?  Do you know how to solder?  Are there any clearly burnt out components you can see?

It could be as simple as a blown fuse that can be eyeballed and doesn’t require solder, up to a cratered ASIC that’s almost impossible to replace…or even find.  
 

I hate tossing out good shit in this ‘everything is disposable’ word we live in…but without model number (have you googled the mode number + failure mode to see if it’s a common issue) and details, doubt anyone can answer that.  

[tx 3 putt 76957]

This place has a lot of reviews 

https://uptownappliancerepair.com/

[MonkeyDoughnut 10235]

If it shows no signs of life at all (no power) I might mess with it as it is likely just a switch / fuse type issue which are very doable, tend to be easy to diagnose and cheap to repair.  If it falls under a comes on but makes noise or not heat properly... nope not worth it IMO

[ztejas 43448]

2 hours ago, Homercles said:

It could be as simple as a blown fuse that can be eyeballed and doesn’t require solder, up to a cratered ASIC that’s almost impossible to replace…or even find.  

[tx 3 putt 76957]

Have you checked the blinker fluid ?

[Gil Bang 25957]

LG has to be the worst shit on earth.  

It's pretty and cool-looking, but it breaks all the time.

[PantsTent 2002]

Put the old one in the new box and return it. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

https://mods-n-hacks.gadgethacks.com/how-to/diy-stick-welder-from-old-microwave-parts-0145489/#:~:text=Lurking inside your old junk,weapons for the zombie apocalypse.

[dcbc 14484]

22 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

If it shows no signs of life at all (no power) I might mess with it as it is likely just a switch / fuse type issue which are very doable, tend to be easy to diagnose and cheap to repair.  If it falls under a comes on but makes noise or not heat properly... nope not worth it IMO

With microwaves, it's almost always the door switch.

[huge 3793]

39 minutes ago, dcbc said:

With microwaves, it's almost always the door switch.

It was running, heating up some delicious Shin bone broth noodles and then went black.  No power.

 

I have a neighbor with a boss set of tools, we are going to futz with it.

[tx 3 putt 76957]

17 minutes ago, huge said:

It was running, heating up some delicious Shin bone broth noodles and then went black.  No power.

 

I have a neighbor with a boss set of tools, we are going to futz with it.

Edited April 12, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76957]

22 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

LG has to be the worst shit on earth.  

It's pretty and cool-looking, but it breaks all the time.

lg microwaves that fail inspection, are sold as Samsungs 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10235]

1 hour ago, huge said:

It was running, heating up some delicious Shin bone broth noodles and then went black.  No power.

 

I have a neighbor with a boss set of tools, we are going to futz with it.

Main fuse will be blown... but find out why if blew. Bad door switch or bad capacitor (don't fry yourself on the capacitor... make sure and discharge it first before testing)

[tx 3 putt 76957]

You tube the repair 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

Did it die, or was it murdered?

[Texzilla58 4735]

It was the servos or the flux capacitor, dammit.

[Jkwellborn 6702]

Did you check the breaker?

[RPM 26321]

Bought an Amana microwave in the late 80's. It died last year. Them Amish made some solid shit.