Electrical burning smell when microwave is turned on

We are getting an electrical burning smell when we try to use the microwave

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Posted on Dec 13, 2008

Hello John044,
Chances are you've experienced an arc of some sort within it and if it is not working now, I would assume that your Magnetron, Filament Transformer of HV Capacitor failed and that is what you are smelling. Unfortunately, none of them are user servicable items so I would reccomend that you scrap that one.. The cost to repair would exceed the cost to replace,,, I am sure that isn't what you wanted to hear but those are the facts...
Regards,
Rick

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Posted on May 05, 2012

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Replace the microwave oven, the problem is the magnetron, "heart of the system" and the most expensive part.

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