SOURCE: MICROWAVE LEFT ON...NOTHING INSIDE
You likely have a blown thermal cutout mounted above the magnetron, or possibly a blown fuse. If you or a friend decide to work on it, we have *critical* safety, disassembly, and troubleshooting info at our site, which is linked at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk You can find helpful exploded view diagrams and order parts by entering your model number here: http://tinyurl.com/gv383
SOURCE: Ge Eterna Model Em0300 HBB01 under neath light
Please unplug the oven first!
This
is pretty common and can be a pain. It's tacked in place with hot glue,
and sometimes there may have been enough moisture to corrode and seize
up.
You could heat it up (hair dryer, maybe?) then use needle nose pliers. Be careful if heating so you don't burn anything.
You
may be able to put the tips of needle nose pliers inside the broken
bulb's socket, gently but firmly force the pliers jaws apart and then
rotate the pliers to loosen it.
Another cool trick is to put a big
glob of hot glue on the end of a stick or dowel, then shove it into the
broken base and let it cool about 5 minutes, then turn the stick.
I
like to put a little WD-40 or rust buster on the threads of the new
bulb, too. Grease, Vaseline, cooking oil, or anything like that will
work. Just a thin coat.
Once you get new bulbs in it, please let me know if you the lights are still not working. This is usually a problem on the control board that can be easily repaired.
We're happy to help you with free advice and we'd appreciate your thoughtful rating of our answer.
SOURCE: My GE Built-in microwave model JVM1870 appears to have died
A microwave can be dead
for many reasons.
It
may be the fuse, which is usually located behind the grille, on the
floor of the oven behind the control panel, between the door switches,
or on the filter board near where the cord comes into the unit.
If
the fuse is good, it may be an open thermostat or thermal cutout (TCO)
/ thermal fuse on or near the magnetron or on top of the cavity / body
of the oven.
If it goes dead for a
while during or after cooking
then comes back on, the magnetron is probably overheating and causing
the magnetron thermostat to open.
Then when it cools, it
closes the circuit and allows power through again.
When
checking TCOs or thermostats, if it has a hood fan thermostat,
that should read
open, as opposed to the others, which should read closed.
If the cavity thermostat
needs to be checked or replaced you'll need to pull the oven from the
wall.
You can download GE
owner's manuals and installation instructions here to make that easier.
If it went dead almost
immediately after pressing the Start pad, that's usually a shorted
high-voltage capacitor.
If it went dead a few
seconds after pressing the Start pad, that's usually a failing
high-voltage transformer.
If
it goes dead or blows the breaker (or GFI) when you plug it in or open
or close
the door, then there's a problem with a door switch or door switch
mount.
If it's intermittent or
random, it may be a bad
connection, usually on the control board or a loose fuse holder, or
even an intermittent fuse.
You should do a
continuity test on
the fuse while it's in the holder (with the microwave unplugged, of
course) then turn the fuse by hand or take it out and put it back in,
then test it again.
If you remove the fuse,
then press the meter
leads against the ends, it can allow internal contact to be made and
make a bad fuse appear to be good.
If you or someone you
know
decide to look into it, we have critical safety information and
disassembly information at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa.
There
should also be a "mini-manual" hidden inside the unit behind the
control panel or hidden on the left side behind the grille, which is
very
helpful
when troubleshooting & testing.
You can usually find
helpful exploded view diagrams and order parts by entering your full
model number here.
We're
happy to help you with free advice and we'd appreciate your thoughtful
rating of our answer.
SOURCE: Have a GE model JVm1650bh05 Microwave. I put in
Check the fuse in the bottom of the oven ... near where the power cord enters.
Testimonial: "Fixed it. There is a fuse in the front top right corner. Three screws and one 250V 20 Amp fuse later, Works.. Wife called repair center wanted $47 "
SOURCE: Microwave turned on but nothing inside to cook, so now it's dead!
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Hi,
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Microwave Oven Basic Troubleshooting Tips
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