Question about GE JVM1430 Microwave Oven

Broken light bulb

While trying to take out a burnt out light bulb that illuminates the stove, the base broke off in the socket. I am unable to remove the broken part from the socket. Am I supposed to replace the socket and bulb as a combination?

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I WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE LIGHT IN MY MICROWAVE AND THE LIGHT BROKE OFF IN THE SOCKET, THE WHOLE PANEL WON'T WORK GE MODEL EMO3000CSS04

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First of all, always disconnect the oven from the line before you remove or install bulbs, otherwise, you can damage the control board. We repair them all the time because of this. You can find helpful exploded view diagrams and order parts by entering your full model number (without the suffix) here: http://tinyurl.com/gv383 We have critical safety & disassembly info at our site, which is linked at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk

Posted on Apr 23, 2007

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