probably nobody will care, but I’m sad at the passing of my microwave. It was born in July of 1983, and died march 24th, 2026. I had bought it used in 1992 and it faithfully served me and my family for many years until today, when the keypad decided to partially quit working. Rest in peace Zappy, you will be missed.
I’m looking for a new keypad but unsurprisingly the parts for this ancient thing are no longer in stock so I doubt I’ll be able to resurrect it without some sort of miracle. I know it’s just an appliance but it still makes me sad to see it go.
Is it the electronics that are giving out, or the keypad itself that is worn down? (I wonder if you could simply hack a new keypad with some switches and perfboard…)
It seems to be the keypad, or more importantly the membrane switch behind the keys that makes it work.
You probably could hack in a different one but that would be a pretty messy job, and wouldn’t fit well.
Maybe not, honestly you could look into some parts suppliers, I doubt you’d find the exact same one, bit you could probably fit the same form, presuming it’s numbers and not speciality buttons…digikey is one I’ve used in the past
The cyberpunk in me wants to see a usb numpad drywall screwed to your 80s microwave real bad