Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a magnetron
from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor, however, I
am not certain of the best way to gain access to the magnetron, which I
assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

The first thing I would do is google the model number and see if it is
one of the spacesavers that turn themselves on and catch fire. Second, a
new magnatron will cost close to 200.00 and from the reports I've read
it may not last any longer than the previous one. Try "GE microwave +
fire" on google and you will find a site that lists the model numbers
for the fire hazard models as well as the magnetron failure reports.
Good Luck

Chris wrote:
Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a
magnetron from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model
JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor,
however, I am not certain of the best way to gain access to the
magnetron, which I assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

Sorry, can't help with the removal process, but putting a new magnetron in
it won't fix the design issue with the power supply. Hope you have a source
of low cost tubes.

http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-Large_A...splay_~reviews

Chris wrote in message ...
Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a magnetron
from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor, however, I
am not certain of the best way to gain access to the magnetron, which I
assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

Hi,

Somehting here may help....

http://p204.ezboard.com/fmikemerritt...ID=274.to pic

jeff.
Appliance Repair aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

jeff wrote:
Chris wrote in message
...
Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a
magnetron from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model
JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor,
however, I am not certain of the best way to gain access to the
magnetron, which I assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

Hi,

Somehting here may help....


http://p204.ezboard.com/fmikemerritt...ID=274.to pic

jeff.
Appliance Repair aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Jeff - Just read the link. I'm really impressed with the work you put into
helping a fellow 'netizen with repairing his microwave.

Just thought I'd say 'thank you' for taking the time to help us all out.

"Travis Jordan" wrote in
:

jeff wrote:
Chris wrote in message
...
Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a
magnetron from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model
JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor,
however, I am not certain of the best way to gain access to the
magnetron, which I assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

Hi,

Somehting here may help....


http://p204.ezboard.com/fmikemerritt...ge?topicID=274
.topic

jeff.
Appliance Repair aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Jeff - Just read the link. I'm really impressed with the work you put
into helping a fellow 'netizen with repairing his microwave.

Just thought I'd say 'thank you' for taking the time to help us all
out.




Hey Jeff!

Your message was AWESOME! I am glad I posted to this group and even
happier to find your reply!

Two questions:
1. I take it you _must_ remove the unit from the wall to replace this
magnetron?
2. My problem seems to be a loud hum/sparking located in the area of the
microwave directly behind the main capacitor...I am assuming that this is
the typical 'GE magnetron issue'. Do you agree?

God bless.

Chris

Please be very carefull, there is very high voltage that feeds the magnatron
unit, can even hold a charge in the capacitor.
Would be best if had some small applicance repair and electronics background
when working on these units at that level.

MC

"Chris" wrote in message
...
"Travis Jordan" wrote in
:

jeff wrote:
Chris wrote in message
...
Hello:

I am wondering if anyone can provide instructions on removing a
magnetron from a GE 'over the range' Spacesaver microwave (model
JVM1631WB).

I am able to remove the control panel and drain the capacitor,
however, I am not certain of the best way to gain access to the
magnetron, which I assume is located behind the main cooling fan.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chris

Hi,

Somehting here may help....


http://p204.ezboard.com/fmikemerritt...ge?topicID=274
.topic

jeff.
Appliance Repair aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Jeff - Just read the link. I'm really impressed with the work you put
into helping a fellow 'netizen with repairing his microwave.

Just thought I'd say 'thank you' for taking the time to help us all
out.




Hey Jeff!

Your message was AWESOME! I am glad I posted to this group and even
happier to find your reply!

Two questions:
1. I take it you _must_ remove the unit from the wall to replace this
magnetron?
2. My problem seems to be a loud hum/sparking located in the area of the
microwave directly behind the main capacitor...I am assuming that this is
the typical 'GE magnetron issue'. Do you agree?

God bless.

Chris

wrote:
* WARNING *

- STOP NOW -

Whatever you are trying to do, DO NOT DO IT !!!
NEVER touch one of these things wiht your bare hands.
They contain nuclear radiation, and should never be touched without
special protection. Leave this job to the professionals who have the
proper protective clothing and equipment.


Either a misinformed person, or a troll.

Chris wrote in message ...

Hey Jeff!

Your message was AWESOME! I am glad I posted to this group and even
happier to find your reply!

Two questions:
1. I take it you _must_ remove the unit from the wall to replace this
magnetron?
2. My problem seems to be a loud hum/sparking located in the area of the
microwave directly behind the main capacitor...I am assuming that this is
the typical 'GE magnetron issue'. Do you agree?

God bless.

Chris

G'day,

1. I take it you _must_ remove the unit from the wall to replace this
magnetron?

Yes.

2. My problem seems to be a loud hum/sparking located in the area of the
microwave directly behind the main capacitor...I am assuming that this is
the typical 'GE magnetron issue'. Do you agree?

Yes.

*Some* of these had an extended warranty, might be a good idea to call
GE to find out, have your full model# and serial# ready...
http://www.applianceaid.com/phone.html#phone

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Same sort that tells how a homeowner should never consider
working with garage door torsion springs.

Travis Jordan wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
* WARNING *

- STOP NOW -

Whatever you are trying to do, DO NOT DO IT !!!
NEVER touch one of these things wiht your bare hands.
They contain nuclear radiation, and should never be touched without
special protection. Leave this job to the professionals who have the
proper protective clothing and equipment.


Either a misinformed person, or a troll.

"Travis Jordan" wrote in message m...

Jeff - Just read the link. I'm really impressed with the work you put into
helping a fellow 'netizen with repairing his microwave.

Just thought I'd say 'thank you' for taking the time to help us all out.

Your welcome!!

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

One of the biggest problems I have with most folks is misunderstanding how a
microwave works, My mother-in-law refuses to get one thinking the radiation
is going to poison her food.

The term radiation is technically correct, but the term often used "Nuking"
should have never been used. The radiation is just high powered radio waves
generated in the microwave frequency range, absolutely harmless as long as
no leaks around the door and other shielding during operation, should stand
away at least 3 feet while cooking to be safe just in case. There is no form
of nuclear radioactive material in the units.


"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
* WARNING *

- STOP NOW -

Whatever you are trying to do, DO NOT DO IT !!!
NEVER touch one of these things wiht your bare hands.
They contain nuclear radiation, and should never be touched without
special protection. Leave this job to the professionals who have the
proper protective clothing and equipment.


Either a misinformed person, or a troll.

Jeff:

One last thing regarding discharging the capacitor - it looks like the
wires run straight into these 2 black boots located on the bottom of the
capacitor.

Do I simply remove these boots to access the capacitor's contacts? Can you
provide any more detail on discharging the capacitor?

"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
* WARNING *

- STOP NOW -

Whatever you are trying to do, DO NOT DO IT !!!
NEVER touch one of these things wiht your bare hands.
They contain nuclear radiation, and should never be touched without
special protection. Leave this job to the professionals who have the
proper protective clothing and equipment.


Either a misinformed person, or a troll.

If you put your aluminum foil skull cap on (the one that blocks the
government's mind reading rays, then you'll be perfectly safe.
Good lord I hope this is a troll. I'd hate to think that there is actually
someone this stupid walking the planet.

Maybe he also thinks the polar icecap is melting too and will one day flood
New York.


"DaveG" wrote in message
news:ET1qd.95748$V41.19076@attbi_s52...

"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
* WARNING *

- STOP NOW -

Whatever you are trying to do, DO NOT DO IT !!!
NEVER touch one of these things wiht your bare hands.
They contain nuclear radiation, and should never be touched without
special protection. Leave this job to the professionals who have the
proper protective clothing and equipment.


Either a misinformed person, or a troll.

If you put your aluminum foil skull cap on (the one that blocks the
government's mind reading rays, then you'll be perfectly safe.
Good lord I hope this is a troll. I'd hate to think that there is
actually
someone this stupid walking the planet.

Chris wrote in message ...
Jeff:

One last thing regarding discharging the capacitor - it looks like the
wires run straight into these 2 black boots located on the bottom of the
capacitor.

Do I simply remove these boots to access the capacitor's contacts? Can you
provide any more detail on discharging the capacitor?

G'day,

We use needle nose pliers to discharge the cap if the wires are
coated/covered....stick them in to the bottom of the cap, just need to
touch both sides ( metal at the bottom where the wires are ) at the
same time.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

The wife called GE over the weekend and the repair guy said it was the wave
guide at fault. He said GE would be in contact with me in the next 48
hours to schedule to replace the unit, as the defect was under warranty.

Seemed odd to me, as the unit is 4 years old.

I looked up some info on these wave guides...tried cleaning the cover of
the wave guide; the problem (buzzing) is still there.

Chris wrote in message ...
The wife called GE over the weekend and the repair guy said it was the wave
guide at fault. He said GE would be in contact with me in the next 48
hours to schedule to replace the unit, as the defect was under warranty.

Seemed odd to me, as the unit is 4 years old.

I looked up some info on these wave guides...tried cleaning the cover of
the wave guide; the problem (buzzing) is still there.

Hi,

*Some* of the GE units had a problem with the wave stir blade sending
some of the cooking power back towards the magnetron, which could
damage the magnetron.

GE had/has a magnetron and stir blade kit to repair this.

http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&N=875437
Microwave kit.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

"Chris" wrote in message
...
The wife called GE over the weekend and the repair guy said it was the
wave
guide at fault. He said GE would be in contact with me in the next 48
hours to schedule to replace the unit, as the defect was under warranty.

Seemed odd to me, as the unit is 4 years old.

On current GE models, the magnetron is warranted for 10 years! Good for you
huh?

(jeff) wrote in
om:

Chris wrote in message
...
The wife called GE over the weekend and the repair guy said it was
the wave guide at fault. He said GE would be in contact with me in
the next 48 hours to schedule to replace the unit, as the defect was
under warranty.

Seemed odd to me, as the unit is 4 years old.

I looked up some info on these wave guides...tried cleaning the cover
of the wave guide; the problem (buzzing) is still there.

Hi,

*Some* of the GE units had a problem with the wave stir blade sending
some of the cooking power back towards the magnetron, which could
damage the magnetron.

GE had/has a magnetron and stir blade kit to repair this.

http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&N=875437
Microwave kit.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Hmmm...GE called tonight and is bringing a new unit within 5 business
days. I seriously didn't think wave guides were covered under warranty,
Jeff!

The repair guy said replacing the magnetron/stir blade wouldn't help.

I am going to take the control panel off the old model in case a neighbor
needs it, I've heard those things are about $200. We all have the same
model in our subdivision.

Great post, Jeff. The wife didn't want me to get zapped by that
capacitor. Guess its better to leave some things to the pros.

I sincerely thank you again for your assistance!

Chris

OK, bringing back the memories (but funny)

My old HS shop instructure had a wooden bench going around the classroom
wall for everyone to do their book work on, metal chairs.

Well, one day he got tired of so many falling asleep in his class whil he
was out in the shop with others.

We painted the top edge with conductive alumimum paint, a bolt from top on
the strip of aluminumn paint to under the bench, then repainted the entire
top with black paint.

Hooked a spark plug tester output lead to the bolt underneath, wired the AC
imput through a switch under the instructures desk and also one out in the
shop.

Once someone fell asleep, he would hit the button, never new someone could
jump so high so quick. Was better when they got their legs all wrapped
around the metal chair and could not get up quickly.

Had one guy though, electricity would not phase him at all. Would just hold
on to the damn thing while you wlked in the dorr to shake his hand and would
light you up!

All ended the day this guy did that to our vice principle coming in the
room. Once he got over being ****ed at first kind of laughed about it, but
made us disconnect it anyway, Darn!


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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 02:05:22 GMT, Chris
wrote:

(jeff) wrote in
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Chris wrote in message
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The wife called GE over the weekend and the repair guy said it was
the wave guide at fault. He said GE would be in contact with me in
the next 48 hours to schedule to replace the unit, as the defect was
under warranty.

Seemed odd to me, as the unit is 4 years old.

I looked up some info on these wave guides...tried cleaning the cover
of the wave guide; the problem (buzzing) is still there.

Hi,

*Some* of the GE units had a problem with the wave stir blade sending
some of the cooking power back towards the magnetron, which could
damage the magnetron.

GE had/has a magnetron and stir blade kit to repair this.

http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&N=875437
Microwave kit.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Hmmm...GE called tonight and is bringing a new unit within 5 business
days. I seriously didn't think wave guides were covered under warranty,
Jeff!

The repair guy said replacing the magnetron/stir blade wouldn't help.

I am going to take the control panel off the old model in case a neighbor
needs it, I've heard those things are about $200. We all have the same
model in our subdivision.

Great post, Jeff. The wife didn't want me to get zapped by that
capacitor. Guess its better to leave some things to the pros.

I sincerely thank you again for your assistance!

Chris

Just put a screwdriver across the capacitor, (be sure the MW is
unplugged first), listen for a snap, and you wont get zapped. Heck,
when I was a kid, I used to charge a big capacitor and hand it to an
unsuspecting friend for a gag. Think that's bad, my uncle made a
chair with metal arm rests. Under the chair was a huge capacitor and
flashlight battery. When someone sat in the chair there was a
pressure switch that turned on the power. Then he'd say rest your
arms on the arm rests, and ZAP !!!
He got me when I was a little kid, as did he get every one of my
cousins. Then all the kids would dare the other kids to do it again.
A capacitor discharge will make you jump, but it's harmless, unless
you got a pacemaker or something.

I suppose now-a-days that would be looked upon as child abuse or
something, but back then we had a blast with that goofy chair. When I
got older I asked my uncle how that thing was wired. He actually had
two versions of it. One was just the capacitor, the other used a car
ignition coil (much more zap). It's amazing how many of the adults
sat in that thing too, after they had a few drinks. Never a dull
moment when we had family holiday parties at his house!

"MC" wrote in message
Had one guy though, electricity would not phase him at all.

Not even three phase?