Hi,
I have a Magic Chef MCO153UWF 2 yrs old. It had been working well then started to act up. While heating a plate of food it split the microwave safe plate and another instance the food was cold but the plate burned the finger tips to the touch. While heating a cup of coffee, cup became hot but fluid remained luke warm. Light in oven stopped working. External light with only low setting working. (both appear not to be cause by bad bulbs) The turn table has stopped working. Most other functions appear to be working but all of the aforementioned seemed to happen around the same time. Are these models having issues? This unit is in a rented suite (rented the last two months only) but it was my primary residence previous to that. Is it possible that neglect (having stove on under unit & overheating it or putting metal in the unit) has caused these cascading issues
Thanks
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The turn table and fan are connected in series with the bulb,as you have mentioned that you have replaced bulb,so please check again for any loose contact on bulb holder or bulb continuity again.
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Generally, the most common causes of a failure to heat are:
- bad door switches or door switch mounts
- loose connection at the magnetron
- problem or loose connection on the control unit circuit board
- bad magnetron or other high voltage part
If you or a friend decide to look into it, we have critical safety information, info on door switch diagnosis and replacement, and disassembly information at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk
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We see (and repair) this a lot. The problem is on the control panel, which we regularly repair nationwide for $39.95 postpaid.
This light failure often occurs when a bulb goes out and the filament shorts, or when the bulbs are removed or installed without first unplugging the oven from the power line. Either can cause such a failure on the controller.
This can often also affect the exhaust fan operation, too. The lights and fan can be inoperable or stuck on too.
Details of our service and critical safety information and disassembly information is at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk
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Chances are you will either have to order the template, but since it doesn't show up on the parts list, you probably need to call them about it.
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Chef / Ewave see here or their contact page.
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You can still use it, but must be aware that this is a relatively high power microwave, so food will burn if it isn't turned.
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making them very hard to read. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have the cooktop lights ever gone out? This can damage the control board (which we repair) and cause the fan and/or internal light to go out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the internal cooling fan is not running, it can cause overheating, hot spots, and cracked turntables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have a sound clip of
what a microwave should sound like when the cooling fan and high
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does yours sound like it;s internal cooling fan is coming on?
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