The failure mode is the switch s spring steel retainer keeping it no nc loses it s elasticity for those who are curious.
My ge microwave turns on when i open the door.
For my ge xl1800 it was the omron v 15 2c26 k which i picked up from mouser for 2 50.
Easy fix ge others in this video i replaced one of the faulty door switches which was causing the mi.
This seems to be the common component that fails on most models.
If this switch has gone faulty it can cause the microwave not to run.
Microwave starts when door open faulty door switch.
My ge microwave oven turns on when i open the door.
Microwave oven runs with door open and it s an easy fix.
They are designed to interrupt the power when the door is open.
The microwave runs with the door open.
The components that could stay on when the door is open but the door switch isn t working are the fan motor stirrer motor and interior light.
Our microwave had a door switch fail on it that allowed the microwave oven to turn on when the door.
Maybe just the light fan and turntable.
Microwave was used for 12 minutes to bake a cake.
A functioning door switch provides power to other components of the microwave and should interrupt power when the door is open.
The turntable didn t continue to turn.
It stops when door is answered by a verified appliance technician.
The unit heats and the turntable turns when i use it.
When your microwave door latches the latch connects to a switch which when it activates allows the microwave to receive power.
When i took the cake out after the timer went off the microwave fan kept running with the door open.
If the door continues to run even when you open the door then it is likely a door interlock switch fault.
All buttons on the panel still work.
It stops if i.