It came with the house. I have lived here 11 years. The house was built in 1992. the microwave has worked perfectly until today. the light comes on, the motor is louder than normal, it does not cook.
Read carefully with common sense:
can take some time. This is where you must be able to read a wiring
diagram and do some "live" checks on parts. First easy check is to make
sure power is coming off your control board at the MW relay. Make sure
of the wires and test here, if you have 120 volts at this point, you
have ruled out a lot of parts that could be the problem. You have now
ruled out any switch problems, control board problems, or a thermostat
or 2.If you do not have power from that MW relay on the control
board, you must trace the wiring back to see if the proper voltage is
going through your switches, any thermostats, and arriving at your
control board. Your wiring diagram on your sheet will show you where
and what to test. Below is a general switch test troubleshooting guide.
If the proper voltage is coming into your control board and you are not
getting voltage at the MW relay, then you need to replace the control
board. If voltage is interupted by a thermostat or switch from your
testing to the control board, then replace that part.Now, testing from the MW relay on to your transformer, high voltage capacitor, magnetron, and diode. Do not
do any voltage reading from the secondary side of the transformer on,
this can be a deadly microwave oven repair if you do not follow
directions. This can result in electrocution and the
"blowing-up" of your voltmeter, only do OHM testing with the power off
and the capacitor discharged. Someplace in this circuit, usually before
the transformer, you will have another thermostat to test. It is
usually mounted on the magnetron. Do a quick OHM test to see if it is
open or closed.
Now to test either the transformer, high voltage
capicitor, magnetron, and diode, you must test each part separately. A
good rule of thumb, if your capacitor is bad, change the diode also.
Another note, if you are working on an OTR model and you have determined
to be one of these "heating" circuit parts, you can not test these
parts until you take the unit down. If you don't have the parts with
you and you have to order them, order the magnetron, capacitor and diode
and you will have a 90% chance of solving the problem. If it is an
older microwave, order the thermostat also, most times you can return
un-used, un-opened parts. Check with your parts supplier. This way you
oI have a GE microwave oven model J VM131K002. It - 9_10_2012_12_19_14_pm.gif down once.
Thank you for taking thte time to send such detailed information and instructions. Since I do not have the tools, instruments or expertise to do any of it, I realize that I probably need to get a new microwave, which currently, I cannot afford. I am, however, old enough to remember a time when there were no microwave ovens. I still know how to reheat leftovers using the stove.
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SOURCE: Microwave works perfectly but does not heat
Sadly your microwave has done it's last cooking. The mechanism you need to make it cook again would cost you more than a replacement microwave.
SOURCE: Have a GE microwave spacesaver oven/Model
call a pro. these units run at a deadly high voltage. simply not worth your life!
SOURCE: my GE spacemaker microwave doesn't heat up foods.
IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS RANGING FROM DIODES TO CAPACITORS TO YOUR MAGNATRON OR THERMOSTAST OR TRANSFORMERS. IT'S DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE WITHOUT SEEING THIS MICROWAVE. YOU MAY BE BETTER OFF GETTING YOURSELF A DIFFERENT ONE.
SOURCE: GE Microwave oven vent fan not working
You are correct the fan motor is either stuck or needs replaced.
There is no way to do this without removing the entire microwave. In case your not familiar with how microwaves work, there is a capacitor that is very large inside and can hold a charge even after it is unplugged for up to 24 hours, please take action to prevent getting shocked.
SOURCE: GE Spacemaker XL Microwave Oven Model
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The magnetron in your microwave has probably gone out. The magnetron is the
part of the microwave oven that produces microwaves. If you unit is a built in model,
it will likely cost more to fix than a new one. Same thing goes for a
countertop unit.
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