On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:32:57 PM UTC+8, Winston wrote:
gregz wrote:

wrote:

I have a faulty Sanyo microwave oven EM-S1057, whereby the tray rotates

and the bulb lights up but there is no heat produced. With the help of

repairfaq site I managed to trace the faulty to a shorted magnetron. The

magnetron is of the Galanz type part number M24FB-210A and it is available online.



However I am a little reluctant to replace the magnetron since I am

afraid other components might be faulty and the repair cost would not be feasible.



Is it safe to check the voltages of the high voltage transformer with

the magnetron unplugged?



Thanks in advance.



Vernon



I think the transformer needs a load.



And at ca. 4.1 KV one would need a HV divider probe.



It would be trivially easy to kill yourself doing this.



(Just an observation.)



--Winston

Is there a way of checking the transformer?