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12/29/2017 10:13:18 PM •
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My MAGIC CHEF MCO153uw stopped working. It heats
This sounds like a thermal protector is turning the microwave off. If I were to hazard a guess, it would be the magnetron (produces the microwaves) is overheating causing the shutdown. If the fan was not running it would create the same condition by causing the magnetron to overheat.
I have the Magic Chef MCD1311ST and when I hit the start button it doesn't start, but clicks and the timer counts down.
Her are the three most likely causes for your symptoms, but not in any particular order.
1) You may have blown a fuse.
If you will enter the make and model into the website of "SearsPartsDirect", you might get a schematic that will tell you whether your model has a fuse or not.
2) You may have a failed capacitor ( this is the "starter" for the magnetron)
3) You may have a failed "magnetron"( this is the heavy piece that makes the radio waves that cook your food.).
God bless your efforts.
My cooling fan will not
There are typically 2 fans in these units. The fan that cools the magnetron and then the vent fan that intakes from the top of your stove then vents the air out or away from the unit. Are the lights that shine on the top of the stove working?? Sometimes if a bulb blows violently it can blow a trace off of the back of the main circuit board and that trace may also supply power to the fan
I have a Magic Chef microwave over the range
If you could get it to reset by unplugging it I would suspect a problem with the main timer board. A blown fuse or bad connection wont reset by unplugging it. You would need to find a parts dealer who carris Magic Chef parts and give them your model number and ask for price and availability on the main PCB the printed circuit board
( timer board)
Magic chef microwave model# HMD1110W doesn't heat up. Runs but won't heat anything up at all.
All righty then.
If your model has a fuse, it could be blown.
To see if it does, using your computer search engine, type your model number into the box when you are asked to at "SearsPartsDirect".
Scroll down the parts list to see if yours has a fuse.
By the way, your model number is not correct for the search, I think it needs more numbers &/or letters.
One of the most common reasons otherwise for your symptoms is a bad magnetron ( the large & heavy unit that emits radio waves to cook the food) or a bad capacitor ( the starter for the magnetron).
These parts and their cost are to be found on the Sears website.
More often than not, the cost of these parts plus the labor to replace them is so high most people buy a new one instead.
God bless your efforts.
My MCD1311ST Majic Chef Microwave
I have not seen a microwave wall made up of such material but similar was commonly used as a roof to the earlier microwaves that employed a stirrer to deflect the microwave radiation in order to reduce hotspots in the food. Turntables were found to be effective enough so the stirrer has been largely consigned to history. Many microwaves so equipped often had the cardboard discarded without apparent ill effect.
The exit of the waveguide is often covered by a similar material but these are mostly only a few inches square...
These examples used a material transparent to microwaves and wasn't reflective in any way. That yours is reflective indicates it could be intended to bounce the microwave energy around in an attempt to reduce food hotspots. It should be available as a spare part if the oven isn't obsolete.
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