My mother bought what has to be the world's cheapest GE Microwave...totally against every recommendation I offered. Amazingly, it did manage to last just beyond the warranty period.
This is the second time it has broken. On the first time around, the relay that controls the fan, light and turntable motor unsoldered itself from the control board. I soldered it back on, and the microwave worked again.
It died again few weeks ago, and I just got to looking at it. The same relay is to blame. It has badly burned contacts, and no more heavily than it is loaded, I suspect it was a dud from the start.
The relay is am Omron G5G-1A (rated 16A/120 volts) with a 12 volt coil. I don't have anything in my junk box that would work as a replacement, and I can't find it being offered for sale anywhere.
A call to Omron was unhelpful to put it kindly. I was told that the part was custom made until I pointed the operator to the data sheet on their own web site. Then I was told that they couldn't just provide one, a minimum order was fifty and there would be a 12-14 week wait.
GE parts will sell the control board for $61...as much as the oven cost new. They didn't think I could order just a relay, although the person I spoke with did claim to look into it.
Anyone here have such a thing in their junkbox or know where to get one?
William