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Microwave will not heat food at all

The light comes on inside and the center tray rotates but it does not cook the food. Is there a fuse that needs to be replaced? Please help

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  • snickers_g99 Nov 21, 2007

    My microwwave does the exact same thing, except mine will smell like something is burning or getting too hot.. An electical smell is the best that I can describe it. It worked fine one moment and the next it started making a noise and would not cook the food.

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With what information you've given me... I would say it was one or more of the following 3 parts. your high voltage diode, capacitor or the magnatron. Unless you are familiar with working around high voltage, I would not try to fix this one yourself.

Posted on Jul 06, 2007

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