Microwave trouble and part i.d.

[2011hoover700]

Hi I don't know know if the part in my microwave is a blown fuse in the picture that I post but my microwave just stoped working and I wonder if this is it.


Thanks for the info

 

[Tech12]

That's the Magnetron, it's the bit that emits the microwaves into the cooking cavity.


 


WARNING: Your in serious danger of getting a LETHAL shock if you open the outer covers.


 


Microwave repair should be left to qualified engineers, with the correct test equipment.


 


 


 

 

[tolivac]

Go along with Tech12--don't remove covers on your microwave unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing and the HV hazards in there.At how inexpensive microwave ovens are now-just chuck the old one and pick out a new one!And with ovens that have the ceramic magnetron tube as shown-don't handle the tube-not only HV hazards but the ceramic peices are POISON if you breath any or get cut!The purple color shows this-also the matrial can be white.The parts are hazardous if the tube is broken.Intact not so bad.

 

[Tech12]

Thanks tolivac.

Microwaves are so cheap now that people don't even bring them in for repair any more.


The only Microwaves we see nowadays are the big commercial units.