Ed, You must remove the wires to check the switches. Also, you can's check the diode with a normal meter, unless it tests shorted. If it does, it IS bad. Please give us more to go on. Does everything "seem" to work--just no heat? Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:04:26 -0700 "Ed" <edb3@xxxxxxx> writes: > Cant seem to find a reason for this thing not to heat, unless the mag > is > bad, i can measure continuity across the mag term, its not open, or > shorted.wiring seems to be ok, door switches are working, the hv cap > checks > ok, so does the diode, hope someone has a idea. How much voltage > should > there be at the magnatron filiment terminals? The hv xformer isnt > shorted, > and the windings are not open > Ed Video Pro-Tech Mesa AZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 8:32 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: microwave > > > > May be a thermal sensor problem. Check them and also verify that > the > > airflow can get through the fins of the magnetron and help it to > cool. > > > > Doug Keller > > Wis-Kel Electronics > > 101 Freeland Ave. > > Terra Alta, WV > > USA 26764 > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.tech-assist.org > > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > > won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > > > > > > > Ed wrote: > > > > >Really havent checked anything yet, have never workedon one, just > wanted > to > > >get some ideas. I will pull it down later today, heated up a cup > of > coffee > > >and it worked fine, the next cup it wouldnt heat, everything else > is > running > > >ok. Does the magnatron usually go that fast? > > > Ed Video Pro-Tech > > > Mesa AZ > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 7:49 AM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: microwave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>fuse?, power to trans?, HV? magnetron? What have you checked so > far? > > >> > > >>Doug Keller > > >>Wis-Kel Electronics > > >>101 Freeland Ave. > > >>Terra Alta, WV > > >>USA 26764 > > >>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org > > >>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > > >>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>Ed wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>anyone here experianced on microwave ovens? This is a GE over > the stove > > >>> > > >>> > > >type, quit heating this morning. Maybe there are some common > failures i > > >should look for, its a 1998 model GE, model JVM1450WA > > > > > > > > >>> Ed Video Pro-Tech > > >>> Mesa AZ > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>*********************************************************************** *** > * > > >> > > >> > > >** > > > > > > > > >>>Lost Password: > > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>Email Archives: > > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > >************************************************************************ *** > * > > >* > > > > > > > > >>Lost Password: > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>Email Archives: > > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >************************************************************************ *** > ** > > >Lost Password: > > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >Email Archives: > > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************* *** > * > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > ************************************************************************* **** > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ***************************************************************************** Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/