I pushed in 2 minutes on the keypad last night, hit start and it made some odd noise (like a shocking noise) and then the digital keypad went dim and then went completely off. I first thing I checked was the circuit breaker and did not see any tripped. I unplugged the micro from the wall and plugged in something else and it worked just fine. I know the outlet has power. Do you know what happened to my microwave that is just over 2 yrs. old.
thanks!
Probably due to a loose screw or clip connection where the wires connect to the outlet's terminals.
These must be tight, especially for high-current loads like microwave ovens.
Loose connections can lead to serious or dangerous overheating.
I would say the reason the microwave made it blow was that the microwave's outlet is probably fed by (daisy-chained with) the outlet that blew.
If so, this is not really a good idea.
A high-current load (microwave, freezer, fridge, etc.) should ideally be on its own breaker / fuse with no other items on the same power line.
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Good Morning Charles Caulkins, thanks for your post!
From my understanding your Frigidaire microwave is not allowing you to change your power level. I would recommend performing a reset and you can do that by disconnecting power from your microwave for ten minutes. If that does not help to resolve your issue I would suggest having a professional come out to provide a proper diagnosis. This will help to avoid any unnecessary part purchases. Hope this information is helpful to some degree. -Matt
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I actually solved my own problem. It was never the microwave in the first place. Once I hit start, it lost power. It wasn't the fuse box, or the fuse in the micro. An electrial outlet on the same fuse box ended up blowing, so I had to look at the outlet behind the stove to realize it had burned up.
That thing that I do not know is....why did the electrial outlet behind the stove burn?
Thank you for the great response. That makes so much sense. This has been quite the education for me as I have been working with this problem. I guess I need to think about getting the oven off of the circuit that that has the microwave. The oven is gas, so the only thing taking electricity is the clock and light inside the oven. I would think that's not a huge deal.
Do you think this is something I still should think about changing?
It may be a fuse or a themral cutout / thermostat, but:
If it went dead almost
immediately after pressing the Start pad, that's usually a shorted
high-voltage capacitor.
If it went dead several seconds after pressing the Start pad, that's usually a failing
high-voltage transformer.
What is your model number?
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