Yes. |
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sean |
Probably the magnetron then. You'd need the model number to order a new one. | ||
Ty Gwyn |
Thank you Sean,
Have you ever fitted one or had one fitted,reason i ask is my local electrical shop came out with the same old speel,``How old is it`` So can imagine what the answer will be after they have checked it over. |
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sean |
I haven't, sorry. | ||
Graham Hyde |
Hi Ty Gwyn. Be careful when opening the microwave, there will be a large capacator with the capability to deliver a fatal shock even when the oven is 'unplugged'. | ||
Shane |
Local electrical shops generally won't touch broken microwaves due to the capacitor issue - they will deliver a fatal electrical shock if not handled properly. Specialists have some clever trick by which they discharge the capacitor, but if you leave the machine unplugged for a few days it will discharge by itself.
I've changed the magnetron twice now in our microwave. Fairly straightforward if you're good at taking things apart and putting them back together again. Every time ours has blown, I've been disappointed at the range of microwaves available in the shops compared to our old one, so a 30 quid magnetron from Ebay is a no-brainer! Please do take care, though - the capacitors really are very, very dangerous. |
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Ty Gwyn |
Thank you Graham and Shane for the Capacitor warning,
Shane,i take it yours had the same problem as mine,like Sean mentioned,Oven, Grill and timer etc working,but not the Microwave warming food? |
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Nick |
Yeah, handy warning. I had no idea. | ||
Shane |
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 |
second warning
once you have fitted the new magnetron dont be temped to try it to see if it works before rebuilding the case etc. an unsheilded one up close can cook your eyeballs etc even better than it will warm a pie. |
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Ty Gwyn |
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 |
second warning
once you have fitted the new magnetron dont be temped to try it to see if it works before rebuilding the case etc. an unsheilded one up close can cook your eyeballs etc even better than it will warm a pie. |
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Made of sheets of carbon fibre a few atoms thick, just for exta coolness. |
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I thought it would be pretty cool if you could fit them to cars and have power beaming stations embedded in the road so that you could recharge them on the move. |
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Made of sheets of carbon fibre a few atoms thick, just for exta coolness. |
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I thought it would be pretty cool if you could fit them to cars and have power beaming stations embedded in the road so that you could recharge them on the move. |