Microwave gone crazy
 

GE 700w microwave JES735, purchased around 2003. Reasonably good service
until this week.

I close the door, it starts itself (fan, lite come on) with nothing
on the timer. Sometimes it shuts itself down immediatly, sometimes I
have to open the door to stop it.

Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs without counting the
time down. Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs for a fraction
of a second and shuts down. Works OK maybe 1 of 5 tries.

I search the GE Appliances Knowledge Base for JES735, get "No results Found".
But I already knew it was the last GE I'd ever own.

Any idea idea what is wrong with it? Got to be some kind of control module,
I 'spect.

Thx,
Puddin'

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

Microwave gone crazy
 

"Puddin' Man" wrote in message
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GE 700w microwave JES735, purchased around 2003. Reasonably good service
until this week.

I close the door, it starts itself (fan, lite come on) with nothing
on the timer. Sometimes it shuts itself down immediatly, sometimes I
have to open the door to stop it.

Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs without counting the
time down. Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs for a fraction
of a second and shuts down. Works OK maybe 1 of 5 tries.

I search the GE Appliances Knowledge Base for JES735, get "No results
Found".
But I already knew it was the last GE I'd ever own.

Any idea idea what is wrong with it? Got to be some kind of control
module,
I 'spect.

Thx,
Puddin'

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

i had a sharp that did exactly this. sometimes it goes on, platter goes
around, light goes on, but no nuking. sometimes it just shut off after a
small fraction of a second.

it finally died completely. not a fuse since light, fan, timer still works.
it was cheaper to replace than to fix.

Microwave gone crazy
 

On Jul 15, 3:39*pm, Puddin' Man wrote:
GE 700w microwave JES735, purchased around 2003. Reasonably good service
until this week.

I close the door, it starts itself (fan, lite come on) with nothing
on the timer. Sometimes it shuts itself down immediatly, sometimes I
have to open the door to stop it.

Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs without counting the
time down. Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs for a fraction
of a second and shuts down. Works OK maybe 1 of 5 tries.

I search the GE Appliances Knowledge Base for JES735, get "No results Found".
But I already knew it was the last GE I'd ever own.

Any idea idea what is wrong with it? Got to be some kind of control module,
I 'spect.

* Thx,
* Puddin'

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

Freaky operation is often cause by bad connection on the control
board. You could disconnect all the plugs, clean and reconnect them.

Jimmie

Microwave gone crazy
 

On Jul 15, 9:42*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Jul 15, 3:39*pm, Puddin' Man wrote:





GE 700w microwave JES735, purchased around 2003. Reasonably good service
until this week.

I close the door, it starts itself (fan, lite come on) with nothing
on the timer. Sometimes it shuts itself down immediatly, sometimes I
have to open the door to stop it.

Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs without counting the
time down. Sometimes I set the timer, start it, and it runs for a fraction
of a second and shuts down. Works OK maybe 1 of 5 tries.

I search the GE Appliances Knowledge Base for JES735, get "No results Found".
But I already knew it was the last GE I'd ever own.

Any idea idea what is wrong with it? Got to be some kind of control module,
I 'spect.

* Thx,
* Puddin'

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

Freaky operation is often cause by bad connection on the control
board. You could disconnect all the plugs, clean and reconnect them.

Jimmie- Hide quoted text -

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Also try looking for dirt or food stuck in the door micro switches.
Those switches are there for proper operation and safety; Warning: If
you don't do electronics don't mess with inside. A typical MW has up
to 5000 volts DC (at a heavy amperage) and microwave radiation that
can cook human meat and damage eyes!

Microwave gone crazy
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:05:41 -0700 (PDT), stan wrote:

Also try looking for dirt or food stuck in the door micro switches.
Those switches are there for proper operation and safety;

Thanks # 1. The door switch is indeed part of the problem.

Near as I can tell, the door latch was designed to eventually
beat the switch to death.

Warning: If
you don't do electronics don't mess with inside. A typical MW has up
to 5000 volts DC (at a heavy amperage) and microwave radiation that
can cook human meat and damage eyes!

Thanks # 2. I shoulda thought of a voltage wind-up like CRT's, but
I didn't. Haven't got inside yet, but ...

Cheers,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."