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Good day,subject: LG microwave oven MS3448XRS not warming contents.Checked High voltage transformer 240 volt AC input-ok.Measure primary winding(0.2-0.4 ohm) measuring 1.1 ohm,secondary winding(70-100

Good day,subject: LG microwave oven MS3448XRS not warming contents.Checked High voltage transformer 240 volt AC input-ok.Measure primary winding(0.2-0.4 ohm) measuring 1.1 ohm,secondary winding(70-100 ohm) measuring 130 ohm.Do you think HV transformer is faulty?Thanks

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Probably cheaper to buy a new microwave as they maintenance charge can be costly once put on a bench.
I am not able to help with this item.

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SOURCE: Microwave - no heat

The filament reading sounds fine.

Here are some links you or someone you know can use for test help, but read their safety warnings first:

http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/mag_test.html
http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/xformer.html

Many brands have 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.

Please reply back with your brand and model number if you need further help.

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Microwave pvm1870sm3ss not heating and have no wiring diagram

You don't need a wiring diagram if you have basic knowledge of how a microwave works. The gadget responsible for heating is the magnetron just google to have an overview. How ever it must be powered by high voltage from a transformer. If the microwave indicates it is on yet not powering, just open the cover only don't touch capacitors inside without discharging first to discharge just short the capacitor with an insulated screw driver check for continuity with digital multi meter on the primary of the high voltage transformer if ok change your magnetron and you will have your microwave back and functioning just make sure not to plague on the A.C Mains while you are working on it.
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I have a lg1746c microwave oven, the problem is that when i put things to cook/warm in there it lights up ok but it does not heat up. what could be the problem?.

It sounds like the magnetron may have either failed or is not being supplied with the extremely high voltage required to run it.

YOUR SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT

This is a job for a professional but if you are safety clued up, here's instruction.
Make sure the !!!!capacitor is discharged!!!!! before attempting any sort of repair.
Check the door interlock switches first then the high voltage diode with either an AVO model 8 or moving coil meter on high resistance range for short circuit, (DVM's won't show the fault!), the capacitor can fail and go short circuit, the feed fuse on the primary of the high voltage transformer and then finally, the magnetron is best checked by substitution.
Hope that helps.

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Everything appears to work except there is no heat

There are a number of possible causes for this. Most of the troubleshooting requires a multimeter. However, first you should check whether the oven is actually not heating, or whether there is a problem with microwave distribution in the oven. In a large microwave safe cake pan or pie plate, put just enough water to cover the bottom. Put it in the oven and turn the oven on high. If you see one spot where the water boils away quickly, you have a non-functional microwave stirring fan. Food will not cook unless it is in this hot spot. To fix it, take off the top cover, and look for the big fan in the waveguide duct coming from the magnetron on the right side (not to be confused with the small magnetron cooling fan blowing air across the magnetron's fins). If memory serves me correctly, you have to remove a cover plate on top of the oven cavity, and the fan is belt driven by a small shaded pole motor near the back of the oven. Make sure the fan spins freely. Clean and lubricate the bearings with a light-weight oil if necessary. If the fan turns freely, make sure its motor has power when the oven is supposed to run. If all is fixed, the wet plate test should show more even heating, and food will cook properly.

The other possibilities, together with diagnostic procedures, are listed below.
  • Backup door switch*: With the oven unplugged and the door closed, remove the top/side cover. There is a large transformer on the floor of the oven on the tight side. The primary terminals are towards the front. One terminal on the transformer is connected to neutral (white wire). The other goes to the backup door switch, and the other terminal on the door switch is connected to the controller relay (sometimes there is also a thermal cutout in this line, but that part is usually in the incoming power hot lead). Measure the resistance from the relay terminal connected to the door switch to the hot wire on the transformer. It should be much less than 0.8 Ohms with the door closed. If not, check directly at the door switch, and check any other devices wired between the relay and transformer.
  • High voltage capacitor. This is an oval cylinder behind the transformer, on the high voltage side. It is about 3-4" long, 1" in the narrow dimension, and about 2-2 1/2" in the longer oval dimension. It has one lead to the transformer on one terminal, and a lead to a diode and another to the magnetron on the other terminal. Make sure it is safely discharged before testing. Measure its capacitance and compare it with the value printed on the side. If the capacitor is open, the magnetron won't work. If it is shorted, usually the fuse blows. Caution: when you reconnect the capacitor, do not interchange the two terminals. The capacitor is polarized, and applying a reverse voltage may cause it to explode.
  • Relay. This requires a live test, with great care. Stay away from the backside of the transformer - 1200-2500 Volts is not a good thing to mess with. Measure the voltage at the transformer's hot terminal on the front (primary) side with the oven running (the other voltmeter lead can go to either neutral or ground; you are more interested in presence or absence than in accuracy). If you get nothing, check the relay terminal on the controller (make sure you are looking at the magnetron terminal, not the lamp/fan terminal). If you get nothing here, the relay is bad or has a bad connection to it.
  • Magnetron or diode. If you have voltage on the transformer primary, but you get no heating power, the only items left are the magnetron and diode (assuming the capacitor passed its test). The only safe way to determine which, other than substituting parts, is to measure the DC voltage using a special high voltage probe on the capacitor's diode/magnetron terminal. If you have 0 Volts DC, or a DC voltage much less than 1000 volts, the diode is bad. If you have the full voltage, the magnetron is bad (only thing left). Warning: do not try to measure this voltage directly with an ordinary meter. It will destroy the meter and could be very dangerous for the operator. Use either a high voltage meter or a high voltage probe made for use with digital multimeters.
* The main door switch is not the problem. If it is open, the oven will not run. Its job is to turn off the fans and magnetron power relay if the door is opened while the oven is running. The backup switch is a second disconnecting means in case the relay is shorted.
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There's no high voltage ,thus no magnetron activity

check the ceramic fuse in the primary circuitry as it probably blew out when the primary connection arced and burned through
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Microwave won't work

Check the AC fuse in side the oven. If the fuse is ok chek the low voltage transformer . If the primary winding is open replace the transformer.
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Panasonic 1250 Watt genius microwave- will not cook. message refer to operators manual before use. Have owned for several years, has run afew times after unplugging for a few minutes, then nothing. clock,...

 Confirm 110-120 volts AC is entering the primary coil on the high voltage transformer....meter works but can be fooled, I usually rig up a light socket and household light bulb and hook that to the 2 input wires for the transformer and see if the light works or not when you run the microwave....can even set a power level and watch the light go on and off. Discharge the capacitor first before attempting any checks or tests.


Scary but works!....

If ok, put those 2 wires back on the transformer. Discharge the capacitor .
Remove the 2 wires going to the magnetron....run the microwave a few seconds ( 2-3 ) and remove power....again discharge the high voltage capacitor . If you got a good crack&spark when you discharge the cap the second time you are creating high voltage but not using it ( bad magnetron or loose High Voltage wire somewhere )....if you get no crack&spark you are not creating high voltage.

 
How to check a common high voltage diode - click here. Check the diode with one end off/disconnected....should show continuity one way, reverse your meter leads and none the other way.....many meters are not high/good enough and often show no continuity ( infinity ) in both directions. A full continuity reading in both directions  (0 ohms) on the diode may be shorted/bad one!
Many  microwaves however have a defect in the microwave distribution system which causes the magnetron tube to overheat and cut out and/or damage the diode. 
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Kenwood CJ/AL28 microwave does not heat the food anymore...any reason why?

Check the high voltage fuse between the transformer and the capacitor, had the same problem with mineand this fixed it. Not an ordinary fuse though (5Kv 0.8a), cost me about a fiver.
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LG microwave

High voltage parts are suspect. Need to put a voltmeter on the input (primary) side to the high-voltage transformer (big heavy iron thing in there) Should be getting 120Vac when it goes to cook cycle. Don't touch the other (high voltage) side of this transformer. If the power is there, you are looking at replacing either the magnatron or the high-voltage capacitor and diode. Its affordable if you do it yourself - buy the part on EBAY - lookup "universal magnatron"
Hope ya fix it!
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Won't heat. Everything else works.

Magnatron is suspect. Need to put a voltmeter on it and see if the input (primary) side to the high-voltage transformer (big heavy iron thing in there) is getting 120Vac. Don't touch the other (high voltage) side of this transformer. If the power is there, you are looking at replacing the magnatron. Its affordable if you do it yourself - buy the part on EBAY - lookup "universal magnatron"
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There is something on the secondary side which is drawing too much current. I would check all electrolytic capacitors, zener diodes, transistors, and voltage regulators.
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