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Broken microwave - most likely needs a new magnetron

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  • 18-08-2014 10:37am
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    Sineadbcoyle
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    Hi,

    Has anyone ever gotten a microwave repaired - specifically for a broken magnetron? The microwave appears to be working but doesn't actually heat anything up which is why I think it's the magnetron. Would it be as cheap to buy a new one?


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    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    i've had it happen a couple of times

    afaik it's not economical


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    Sineadbcoyle
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Sineadbcoyle


    Thanks for the reply. Yeah considering there are decent-ish looking ones for about €50-70 in power city I might just get a new one.


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    The Red Ace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭The Red Ace


    it is more likely to be a faulty diode or even a fuse


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    Tokyo
    Registered Users Posts: 22,655 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    I would doubt that the magnetron is gone - they are fairly robust - far more likely it's the circuit which drives it. For the kind of money you are looking at for a new one (€50-70), it's not really worth the time and parts trying to repair it IMHO.


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    gerryo
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭gerryo


    Sineadbcoyle wrote: »
    Hi,

    Has anyone ever gotten a microwave repaired - specifically for a broken magnetron? The microwave appears to be working but doesn't actually heat anything up which is why I think it's the magnetron. Would it be as cheap to buy a new one?
    Might be just a spade terminal!
    I had one where the connection to the Magnetron was bad, one wire
    had loosened = no power.

    Just had to remake the connection & all was OK again.


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    2 stroke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭2 stroke


    While the price of a new one can make the cost of repair seem uneconomical, I'm sorry I ever replaced my old one. There was a dial to vary the wattage, (marked by wattage, not %, or high/med/low)so it was easy to follow any cooking instructions, whether the package said 3 minutes at 800 watts or 4 minutes at 750 watts, I could set it directly without guess work or getting the calculator out.
    So if you were happy with the old one, it might be worth the cost of repair.


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