Opened the door on this 2000 model and heard a snap sound. Now door will not latch properly and unit will not operate. Removed keypad and inspected latches and sensors and all seem Ok (nothing physically broken to have made the snap sound). Would the fuse blowing keep the door from latching or do I have another problem?

Al, July 2006

We have the service manual for this one on our site and it has info on safety, disassembly and parts.

See http://www.microwavedisplay.com/r1380_r1381_sm.pdf

The latch head is the part of the door assembly which has hooklike things protruding from it.

It is held under tension by a spring so that the hooks will push down and activate the door switches while the door is closed.

When the tab where the spring mounts breaks, the switches are no longer activated and the oven will not operate.

It will need a new latch head (and a spring if you lose it! *grin*).

You can order parts for Sharp models from Tritronics at http://www.wehaveparts.com.

William Miller † MicrowaveDisplay.com, March 2007