Faulty microwave oven diagnosing

[@keithwhisman]

I changed the Cap and the diode because they were cheap so I just did it to start out and of course they weren’t the problem. The door switches, HV power supply, fuse, cap, diode, thermal protection switches and magnatron all tested fine though I did notice the metal on the magnatron “gun” or the emitter looked cooked. When I tried cooking the magnatron gets really hot but the food stayed cold. I bought an over the range used microwave for $20 and tore the magnatron from that machine and put it in my far more expensive all stainless machine and made it fit with modifications so it would mount and stay in there and now the microwave works perfect. My microwave has a built in convection oven and cost a lot of money when we bought it so I really didn’t want to replace it with a walmart junk o wave if I could get it working. Your video and videos from other youtubers really took the mystery out of my microwave.

[@lesliemgimba]

thank you, I am following, from Tanzania. I usually watch your videos then I go around the streetcars to practice then they pay me.

[@johnson554671]

Learn something new everyday, high voltage fuse has a spring to pull apart for breaking the arc. Great information!

[@toyswiththechildrenschanne2051]

Hello everyone .NTP Vlogs is my channel: specializing in sharing actual repair of Panasonic inverter microwave oven, errors h98,.h97 or running 3s off.. you share with each other to learn from each other's experience.

[@ilikosha17]

Detaching the relay connector and putting in the wire in it was a great tip!

[@nathtcs]

Very useful explanation. I am confident now to experiment with my microwave oven which stopped working due to power fluctuation/high voltage in the mains.

[@ivicafarkas3352]

OMG, at 08:40 I got goosebumps, and at 09:52 I totally freaked out. I didn't even look further, I saw enough. On a 1.2kw device, such a thin wire with a loose contact gets so hot that the plastic coating melts, and then you touch it with your bare hand? Bravo! Are you aware that kids watch things like this too and someone could try this the same way tomorrow? Maybe with a little less luck than you had? Your video shows irresponsible behavior that poses a serious life-threatening and huge health risk.

[@anticorrup-g5o]

Can you put diode on any terminal of capacitor

[@m.parouty635]

Hi, My microwave takes 1 hour to power on. Any iadvise what might be wrong. I changed the fuse. Still same probem. After it powers on. It works fine. When I turn power off and back on within 30 seconds, it turns back on immediatey. But when it is off for 5 minutes or more, then I have to wait for 1 hour after I turn switch on before it powers back on.

[@joeyysossa4144]

Thnks for the lesson..I have a DAEWOO microwave and it dont work at all...it has"" NO power" at all the capacitor is good the thermo sensor is working...the inside light works... it has one 20Amp/250vlts fuse its not bolwn the 3 door switches work..""the transformer is not getting power"""I check those components individualy with multimeter ...what can it be??? Can you help me???

[@edgeGabe]

Susana get your hubby to reply. Would help us all.

[@kennethnaidoo5219]

Very informative and professional

[@denryhutabarat]

Hi..mine microwave can on only 20 seconds then off? what u reckon is the problem? Thanks

[@ibrahimbinmamat6538]

Hi sir...very helpful.. you can continue by remove the relay and check it outside to confirm the fault is by a relay...

[@Jmp5nb]

Excellent explanation!

[@emmanuelsang213]

Thanks, nice explanation, What causes the windings of transformer get burnt please?

[@mitkuberhe4074]

i really appreciate the video you made ,it is quite clear,one thing i need to ask is when we change the power levels of the microwave we are normally playing with the duty cycle ,which for example if we need 80% power we are switching on the microwave for 80% of the duty cycle and make it off for 20% of the cycle and make this repeated till the set time is elapsed, do you think it is possible to vary the input voltage of the primary transformer and get different levels of continuous power ?

[@spvillano]

If the mains fuse is blown, the door safety switch could have shifted out of position, either due to plastic cracking on the switch mount or shifted from slamming the microwave oven door. It's a safety feature, acting as a fail safe to prevent the microwave from powering the magnetron with the door open.

[@eappan100]

Very good video, very informative. Mine was door micro-switch problem. But after replacing the switch in my "under the cabinet" Whirlpool microwave, it was not heating up. Forgot to note the wiring before removing it and connected it back wrong. HV transformer primary was not getting AC power from relay because of wrong wiring. As per video, I checked it step by step to isolate the problem and fixed it. No prior experience with microwave repair :).

[@sathishhoskere6920]

I have Sharp -888F oven. Food is not heating up by microwave. Grid convection all working fine. As given in several websites, I tested using Multimeter the Fuse, Door switches Capacitor HV Transformer and Magnetron. All sounds working. Even I am getting 220 V across input to HV transormer when select Micrwave instant heat button. Please share remedy for this issue…

[@kayBTR]

Thanks for your very helpful video!

[@ezebeat1]

Wow I really love this over here, thanks for the video

[@MSA786j]

Sir penasonic ka microwave hai jo 2 second chalne ke baad band ho jata hai kya problem hai sir please

[@blackopal3138]

tX FOR video. So, I have No power to unit, seems totally dead. I did put a burger wrapper in by mistake, as you said, and it caught fire, then she shut down. But that fuse is fine, the thermo switches are all good, door switches all good. I have 120V to the fuse board, fuse has continuity, 0V AC & DC on blades that connect to relay, relay has no continuity .... then ... 12V coming out one side of transformer, 0V out of other side of transformer, .007 volts AC on capacitor test, 0V DC.... I can't figure it out :(

[@edreynolds8063]

This man certainly knows his stuff. That said, his instructions and physical demonstrations (especially) are flawed. He takes a lot of liberties which work for him, but can result in injury or much worse for someone who does not know what they're doing or doesn't realize that electricity CAN kill. Several of the components within the microwave oven carry enough voltage/amps to do just that. His use of a watt meter in the first test is novel. It clearly shows something amiss. Again, however, most people can figure that out somethings not right by knowing the appliance is not working properly. Such as not heating foods or liquids or intermittent operation.

[@walusansadouglas5616]

Awesome tutorial n tutor

[@mitkuberhe4074]

i like the video, it helps me understand a lot.i have one thing to ask ,normally most of the time as i observed most of the magnetrons are supplied with a 3 to 4V Ac and up to 10 A current flowing through the filament. what will happen if the supplied voltage to the filament is increased or decreased? what makes the microwave output power high or low ?is is the filament voltage variation or the high voltage side variation ?

[@vladimirshtundyuk5529]

The most useful video! Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!

[@doodztoldera9543]

hi sir,i hve question,what type or kind of fuse is that with the spring?very thankful for your answer..

[@Joe_Lara_Jr]

Would it be easier just to take off the plugs off the capacitor just to avoid any high voltage or injury?

[@enufots4621]

OMG, are still alive? pulling the plugs (sure hope you're not using your bare hands) will not dissipate the stored killer voltage on those capacitor terminals.

[@anurag77719]

very informative video! 👍

[@miguelena40]

hello thanks for your video very helpful I have a question My problem is the magnetron is burn am I have to discharge the capacitor before I replace the magnetron ? or I just replace it and that's it ?

[@sprinklervest9539]

miguel f 5

[@susanagodinho1909]

A good capacitor has a bleeding resistor built in, so it should be discharged. However there is no such thing as too much care, so always discharge it first using a set of wires with proper insulation on any parts that may come into contact with your hands. If no spark is visible after the terminals are shorted, we're all good. I don't have much experience with blown out magnetrons but I would resist trying to fix that as it may indicate other issues.

[@miguelena40]

thank you very much I read somewhere that we have to disconnect the power cord for 2 days and the capacitor will be discharge , anyways I used a globes screw driver and I replace the magnetron at soon I connect my microwave works so perfect and 2 months later still good , the symptoms was weird noise ,also smell plastic burn , Thank you

[@edreynolds8063]

Did you test/replace the diode that boosts power to the unit? Often a louder or "weird noise" is indicative of that issue. A diode replacement is a lot less expensive than a magnetron which may not be the problem.

[@roycefaggotter6860]

Incorrect, unless they have a bleeder resistor, they can maintain a charge longer than that.

[@antonios4926]

Hi Susana thank u for taking the time and effort to make this video. If we have to replace the transformer or HV diode or the capacitor can we use ones that are slightly higher capacity? From uk

[@tino8080]

My g.e microwave heats up only issue im having it doesn't show no #'s on display,could it be resister,transistor or a capacitor?

[@v6d6]

Do you have Part 2 Covers repair of the control board?

[@susanagodinho1909]

Not much to go wrong with that, although with only 30 views on the first year I ended up deleting that. Normally the rotary encoder needs replacing or opening and cleaning and one has to test the relays for correct operation. On my board there was a problem on the circuit driving the relay, so I had to trace the circuit from the MCU to the relay.

[@mohammadfahimuddin2212]

Sir my microwave keeps on all time but no heating. When I open door then it turns off. When I press keypad start button it works to heat. But won't stop unless I open the door. What should I do?

[@babu4345]

Control IC switches

[@yusufibrahim6046]

please what could cause a microwave blowing fuse when u turn it on

[@himanologanor4093]

it draws too much current from the mains, so 1 shortcircuit wires inside the big transformer 2 high voltage diode (or bridge diodes) gone bad 3 high voltage capacitor bad, draws current

[@Sloxx701]

Next on How to Destroy a Multimeter: discharging high voltage caps through the current range. News at 11.

[@spvillano]

Usually, not destroy, just blow the multimeter's fuse. I simply use a screwdriver, which is far cheaper than meter probes or the fuse for the multimeter.

[@keithwhisman]

Stephen Villano resistance blows fuses not voltage.

[@mohdalaswad]

Thank you although this is very dangerous

[@drakebeast2158]

Good video, but it is not dangerous to test your microwave without the cover ? Because radiations from magnetron could hit you during the test

[@chris8383]

Nice thanks for the info!

[@toyswiththechildrenschanne2051]

Hello everyone .NTP Vlogs is my channel: specializing in sharing actual repair of Panasonic inverter microwave oven, errors h98,.h97 or running 3s off.. you share with each other to learn from each other's experience.

[@peterchristie722]

Very helpful thank you

[@khanmg5091]

Grill is working but micro not working what is problem

[@mustafadigibong6833]

You do not use multimeter to discharge a capacitor like that !!! Use a resistor to discharge it !!! Luck of knowledge can cost you your test equipment or your life !!!

[@new-knowledge8040]

He was attempting to transfer the defect from the oven on over to the meter. LOL Not a good idea to high voltage zap a meter. I bet it does not work to calibration specs any more.

[@KC-su9xq]

There should ba away to measure the secondary power from the transformer

[@sriramsrinivaas2737]

Thanks it s helpful

[@toyswiththechildrenschanne2051]

Hello you.NTP Vlogs is my channel: specializing in sharing actual repair of Panasonic inverter microwave oven, errors h98,.h97 or running 3s off.. you share with each other to learn from each other's experience.

[@rondlh20]

Crazy, never do this, he almost killed himself at 9:50, the wire was so hot that the isolation melted away...

[@arshidsohail6370]

sir, I've changed the fuse because it was unserviceable... microwave starts to work satisfactory, but after some days again fuse blows off... again fuse changed but now magnetron is not working... what should I do???

[@roycefaggotter6860]

If the fuse blows, there is a problem in circuit, and you don't know what you are doing, don't touch it, yes microwave ovens can kill.

[@hmingthanzauvazauva8329]

good post, i want to hear your speaking, can you add english subtitle..plyzzz.

[@idresskhan1972]

Good

[@MrBilbo44uk]

You will live a lot longer if you firstly take that ring off, secondly wear rubber gloves and thirdly use an isolation transformer.

[@fernesal]

This man says it can kill you if you do what he's doing. Now that equipment is more expensive than the microwave he's working on. Just a new magnetron cost around half or 3/4 the price of a new microwave. Save yourself a mess.

[@andyg8966]

Absolutely unbelievable, why would anyone encourage people to A) Operate a Microwave oven with the covers removed & B) To work on a Microwave without any form of training. Never mind the Microwave radiation, the Voltages generated are Lethal.

[@susanagodinho1909]

The video is meant for educational purposes warning exactly about such dangerous situations. Proceed at your own risk or if uncomfortable, take the appliance to someone qualified, I am in no way inviting people to do so, on the contrary.

[@parmindersingh3954]

multimeter

[@Southernshaker]

Andy Gallacher coward.

[@dugandav1]

Please do not follow Susana - As an X RAF radar technician I can honestly say you are likely to get fried - Working with cases removed is a NO NO, unless you have shields present. You Discharge Capacitors with a Brinkley Earthing Stick. You always use crocodile clips to measure voltages and then switch off between measurements. And as another viewer has already pointed out. "Rings on his finger, bells oh his toes, he will bring disaster wherever he goes" - Don't give up the Day Job Susana

[@Joe_Lara_Jr]

Dave - Will it easier just to take off the plugs off the capacitor to avoid any injuries?

[@cat-lw6kq]

I agree but others are saying it's ok with the cover off. It scars me I worked with Radar too. as to using clips to connect to test points not a bad idea but when I was working on tv's you couldn't do that, it would take too much time. I used to work n the old tube tv's and there were lots of places you could get shocked

[@vancouveruzbekistan5350]

just repaired our MC28H5 185 SAMSUNG SMART OVEN/MICROWAVE! problem: START BUTTON NOT WORKING. (all other buttons working) SOLUTION: take off top/sides cover, nothing else. Find the RIBBON CONNECTION behind the control panel. GENTLY PULL OUT COMPLETELY OUT OF ITS SLOT. NOW PUT IT CAREFULLY ALL THE WAY BACK IN & be sure there is no looseness but firmly stuck in. Plug in & TEST- IT WORKS!!!! TRY IT!!! You will save the hassle of transport, A TON OF MONEY & time without your microwave!!!! LET ME KNOW IF IT ALSO WORKED FOR YOU (works on ALL models )