Hello:
Have a Panasonic Microwave purchased in '98.
Model is MMN-S768.
Lately, it won't heat anymore, usually, and what I guess is a code appears on the display: "H98"
About 25 % of the time, though, it does work.
Any idea what this code signifies ?
What's a typical lifetime for something like this ?
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
Thanks, Bob
Everything is possible, but the first thing I would guess is a fault in the control circuitry, but can't say where there.. :-| But the first thing I would suspect are electrolytic capacitors. If u have an ESR-meter, measure the ESR's of those el.caps.
Hmm...I've found Panasonic pretty high quality microwave.. As although the quality has decreased a lot on most electronic devices within the past 15 years, my friend has an about 5 years old Panasonic microwave with no problems, and that seems to be pretty durable microwave. And I have a Panasonic microwave too, made in the 80's, I got it a few years ago freely, as broken. I repaired it, there were just a shorted resonance capacitor and a blown main fuse due to it. It also seems to be very durable and high-quality device. So I would think that yours is worth repairing.
ElectronDepot website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.