Microwave arcing - door to door face.

[mvs...@my-deja.com]

I have a new Panasonic NN-S969 S.

It has started arcing between the door and the door face near the
center, bottom . The area there is clean and I can see no reason for
the arcing. I have two burn marks about 1/4 in. dia.

Customer service said take it in for repair, which I may have to do.
It is about 120 mile round trip for me for repair.

Has anyone had this type of arcing problem? Any fix I can do myself?

Thank you.

Mark

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[Jerry G.]

The unit maybe arcing because of a microwave leak that is starting.
This is not an easy fix to do yourself. The door alignment is very
precise, and you would need a good radiation meter to confirm that the
fix is safe.

If the RF door overlay is out of specs, then it will have to be
replaced.

It would be worth your health to give it to the proper place to
service this problem. Microwave ovens are very dangerous to work on
if not properly trained and equiped to do the proper job.

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[Arthur Jernberg]

The other thing, any time you get an arc within the microwave cavity, when
there is nothing put into it to cook, is a major concern. First, the arc, as
you stated, will produce a burn on the surface. Problem is, the surface is
probably an epoxy coated layer that can be reapplied only using the proper
equipment and care. Also, as Jerry stated, the door may be out of alignment,
the frame may be twisted, etc. Best to have it professionally evaluated and
checked. I personally have been servicing M/W ovens over 20 years and only
see these types of problems in very rare cases. The customer attempted fixes
are only an exerbtion of the problem and may result in unsafe operations.
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