re: #43 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

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I could try that. It might not shut again, though.

The button is a large plastic doohickey. I assume it works like similar plastic buttons on everything from a computer power switch to a car dashboard button. In electronic devices I’ve taken apart before to troubleshoot similar problems, the plastic button on the back has a plastic pin which pushes into the electrical switch. The pin can either wear or break, rendering the button useless.

The microwave is long past its warranty. Perhaps I should look for an old Amana Radar Range. Those things are built like tanks.