GE Spacemaker JVM1640SJ Microwave Oven "heat funny smell" Questions

...funny (electrical) smell coming from it now when I try to heat anything. Everything else works fine. Good Morning, Souns like the Magnatron Tube has burnt out. Hope this helps and thank you for using ...

...heat and it has a funny smell when you turn it on. Hi, Here is a tip that will help you to figure out what is wrong with yourMicrowave Oven.... Microwave Oven Basic Troubleshooting Tips heatman101 ...

...heat anything up, and makes a funny smell. Is this fixable? That's usually the sign of a bad magnetron tube, the microwave source. The tube can be replaced, but it's an expensive part. With repair ...

...funny smell now when I run it for 30 seconds. Sounds like you have a bad transformer. Magnatron should check less than 1 ohm (with wires unplugged). Diode should check resistance one way and open the ...

heat something, it hums but not quite like it is heating. There is also a funny smell. SAFTY FIRST UN -PLUG IT,,,,, THAT "FUNNY SMELL" SOUNDS LIKE IT IS SHORTING OUT PERHAPS THE MEGATRON HAS GONE BAD,

...funny smell coming out of the airvents and does not heat the food even though the timer is counting down and the oven sounds like it is operating. If I have to purchase a replacement can I get one to ...

...funny machine smell Most likely the magnatron has gone out and it runs around 90 bucks. If something is funny smelling then by all means don't use it unless you want a fire. If it were me I would ...

...heat food , everything else works fine need a service manual , havent been able to find one If you have that funny burning smell in the microwave oven This is sure sign the magnetron has ...

...heat, then the problem is most likely in the high voltage circuit. If it smelled funny before quitting, then look at the high voltage rectifier or the high voltage transformer. Otherwise, the ...

...funny smell. 1995 Panasonic, Model NN5555A The loud buzzing sound with no heating, is symptom that the magnetron has failed in your oven. Magnetron replacement cost are almost as much as new oven, so ...