I figured since it was broken anyway, the least I could do was try and fix it. If it didn't work--well, it wouldn't be any more broken than it was when I started!
After a bit of research and reading, I took the back cover off and got into the guts. See that silver box on the middle left? It's full of all kinds of caution statements and warnings. Kids, don't try this at home.
The fuse had burned out, so we got a new one and I snapped it in place.
I put it all back together and plugged it in. It worked! Well, the clock worked. When I tried to actually run the microwave, the fuse blew again and I knew that there were more problems than I could fix.
The only reason I'm calling it a Frugal Flop is because I couldn't get the microwave to work. But it's better to try and fix it with a $4 fuse than to just give up and buy a new microwave without trying.
I applaud your attempt to fix it yourself. My microwave recently died and I cringed at the idea of putting something like that in a landfill. At least you tried sorry it didn't work.
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