Whirlpool JQ280 Repair by gare

Last crawled date: 3 years, 4 months ago

Disclaimer:
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, THE COMPONENTS INSIDE THE MICROWAVE CAN STORE ENERGY AND MAY BE LETHAL. PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL.
You just have to remove the outer enclosure and the small motor you'll find in the upper right corner, just behind the control panel. Put the printed piece, reinstall the motor and the enclosure and off you go.
I printed with PETG, the higher Tg filament you use, the better (probably don't use PLA). ASA/Nylon should be even better. There is a fan inside the oven that blows air through the electronics and should keep the temperatures reasonable, but I don't know how long it will last, maybe a lifetime, maybe days.
A little backstory:
After 6 years, my Whirlpool JQ280 broke, it was shutting off after exactly 1 minute. I searched on the internet and found it to be a common issue with a replacement available.
After opening it, I saw that the piece that broke was just the hole for the motor shaft, and after finding the whole piece on ebay for about 25 euros not including shipping, I decided to give it a go with the printer, and guess what, it works!