Microwave door switches are only an inch long.
Oven door switch.
Something is wrong with the latch mechanism if you can open the door while the oven is running.
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If the oven light stays on when you close the door or the self clean cycle won t start or stops in the middle of the cycle because the door switch doesn t properly detect the door being closed replace the door switch with a manufacturer approved.
With the switch in place and the door closed there was no continuity in the switch.
When the microwave door is shut the door switches close to send power to the microwave.
As michael karas states the switches act as crowbars to intentionally blow fuses if the door were to be forced open.
After that steam.
If you backed off on the pressure on the button continuity.
Microwave door switches are normally mounted to a bracket near the door latch.
The oven door switch also verifies that the oven door is shut during the self clean cycle.
A microwave oven i used to re boil water blew the door open in a steam explosion but i was shielded by the door.
This switch is normally open.
I removed the switch and did a double test of the switch to verify a bad switch.
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Szm v16 fd 63 door switch commonly found in microwave ovens this switch will close the circuit once the button is depressed.
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If this switch fails the microwave will not start.
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Most are black in color and all have metal prongs called terminals extending out from the body of the switch.
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A door switch is a simple on off mechanism that prohibits the microwave from operating when the door is open.
When the button was pressed the switch made momentary continuity.
Typicaly if the light turntable works or the fan display countdown works but the oven doesn t heat it is most likely that because a door switch has gone bad.
When completely depressed the switch broke continuity.