My husband is always tinkering. He drags home microwaves all the time. The usual problem is the door switch. Most of the time, he takes it apart and just cleans it. Can't tell you how to fix other parts on them; however, that is the first thing he looks at. We have been able to continually upgrade our convection/microwaves from the ones people have thrown away. So have all our friends.
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