GE Spacemaker JVM1640SJ Microwave Oven "magnatron stays" Questions

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...stays on all the time until the microwave is switched off. Thanks. Satish Rao pull the cover off of the microwave and check for anything loose. ie fan bracket covers. check the 4 nuts that hold the ...

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...stays on continuously if front door is closed, won't shut off, won't heat food. Have to unplug it and plug it in again, then it operates normally. Two days later, it did the same thing. Spacemakers ...

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...ON but no sound and the plate stay fixe what I'll do with that?? If this is the case then the 'magnatron' (the actual microwave emitting bit) has stopped working. It could be as simple as a

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GE JVM1440 950 Watts Microwave magnatron cooling fan and interior light stays on all the time unplug from the wall check for dirt and replace switch

Question about Maytag Microwave Ovens

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...oven just started acting up. Whenyou close the door, the light stays on and the turntable moves, but the magnatron isn't running. I push the stop button, but it keeps "running" anyway. interlock ...

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...couple minutes at a time. Any advice? its anyones guess without testing..but i know a pwr diode..or magnatron can cause this..its time to replace ...

is a dud magnatron? How best to test? Too many watts on same circuit. Plug it into a different outlet and see what happens, not on same circuit. So one that stays live when micro trips circuit breaker

Question about Frigidaire Microwave Ovens

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...type,,, and one is at least 1 to 4 1000 volts type? and my gess is a fuse has poped becouse the magnatron has given up the ghost and poped its clogs!!! like its dead! and a new magnatron would be ...

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...stays on Model #JE2160 Light will not go off. there are two latches on your microwave door 1 for cutting power off to the magnatron and 1 for the light, it sounds to me like the 1 for the licht has ...

Question about Microwave Ovens

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...that has developed a fault. If the insulation has broken down - it will arc there instead of the magnatron. Or it could be the magnatron itself. Both are prime suspects - and expensive to replace. ...

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