Microwave Repair

camperpaul wrote:
Simple fix.

Replace the magnetron. DANGER LETHAL VOLTAGE

BTW - The part may cost more than a new µwave oven.

Have you ever replaced a magnetron ?
Is there a fuse/fusible link feeding it?
TIA,
Mike

Replace it! Ours croaked last month while camp hosting. One trip to best buy got us a brand new one. Few hours later we had a new microwave running

The Microwave that we have was doing the same, food in, punch time press start and it would quit and the numbers would go dark, I thought that it had died untill I reallised that the micro switch behide the door latch had mooved ever so slight out of adjustment.

Took the unit out and removed the cover and adjusted the switch just a tad,

"DO NOT RUN THE UNIT WITH THE COVER OFF OR THE DOOR OPEN"

When testing place the cover back on just don't scew it back so that you can take it off to readjust, if you look carfully where the switck is you might see where the orignal position was, look with a magnifyng glass you might see the little bit of dirt and the outline of where the switch sat.

I nearlly tosed mine out, even bought a new oven when one was not needed.

navegator

Simple fix.

Replace the magnetron. DANGER LETHAL VOLTAGE

BTW - The part may cost more than a new µwave oven.