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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Ty Gwyn
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Shane
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 14 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Yep - same issue. Microwave looks like it's doing everything normally (light turns on, turnable goes round, digital screen works) but nothing gets warmed up. Both times it's been possible to see the graphite-looking bit in the middle of the magnetron has cracked. Second time it went I realised the air vent on the back was choked with dust (oops!), so I suspect that overheating caused the second failure (first failure was after many years of service, so could well have been age related).
If you take a look at the magnetron you should be able to see the make and model number, hopefully without doing anything more than removing the microwave cover. Pay attention to orientation, as some magnetrons come in two versions depending upon which way the airflows through the unit, although this should be implicit in the model number.
Time for the warning again: The capacitor is very, very dangerous and will kill you if you touch it while it's still charged. If in doubt, take it to someone who knows what they're doing. |
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dpack
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Ty Gwyn
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 14 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Being on the safe side,i have left it till this evening before dismantling the cover,
The electrical units including the Capacitor are on the side of this model,the main capacitor[the big one] is in the centre,but there is also another much smaller unit with Capacitor named on it towards the back,
Much to my luck,nothing has Magnatron written on it,
Looked to see the Graphite looking centre,nothing with a black centre that i can see,but one small unit has a Green graphite looking centre,could this be the Magnatron,this is towards the front of the microwave. |
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Hairyloon
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Shane
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