The microwave will not come on ,however the timer starts running . If you hold the latch in slightly it will run correctly but you have to keep it pressed in. I have the sharp carousel model 1200watt

Keep pressure on the door and see if will continue to run if so you might have a weak spring in the door latch this would allow the door to pull back slightly and not activate the door switches.

Sounds like a door switch is not closing; either primary or secondary. You could have either a bad switch, or the latch assembly is not aligned properly.

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Mine also does the same thing however I only need to lift the door upwards slightly (after it's closed) and it engages the High Voltage Transformer, thus working as normal.

Once you know that, you can get it to work every time. I beleive the clips on the door don't properly stop latch in correctly and the safety feature keep the microwave from acutally turning truly "ON".

Yes its is repairable you'll have to replace door latch and possibly the interlockswitches

Check the door safety interlock switches. If they are burned (because you frequently open the door while the oven is running) they tell the magnatron that the door is open (forget what you know about the door) and not to run that magnatron (which produces the microwaves that actually heat the contents of your oven).

Check the switches with a ohm meter. Remove the cover to find the switches near the door latches.

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This just started happening on my Kenmore microwave because the door latch broke off.

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You will need to remove the outer cover, then shut the door and then you can adjust the door latches.

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You need to trace the power feeding the high voltage transfomer. Because the table doesn't turn, it implies that a door switch or safety interlock is the problem.