Between Terminals: Less than 1 Ω.

Testing Procedures

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to microwave oven and discharge the high voltage capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power.

Illustration

Component

Test Procedure

 

Results

 

 

Low voltage

Remove low voltage transformer from control

 

 

 

 

transformer

circuit board and check:

 

 

 

 

 

(Measure at room temp., or 68° F/20° C.)

Approx. 128 Ω..

 

 

 

 

Between pins 1 and 2 (Input)

 

 

 

 

Between pins 4 and 5 (19v output)

Approx. 2 Ω..

 

 

 

 

Between pins 6 and 7 (7.0v output)

Approx. 2 Ω..

 

 

 

 

Between pins 7 and 8 (2.7v output)

Approx. 5 Ω..

 

 

 

Low voltage

Remove low voltage transformer from control

 

 

 

 

transformer

circuit board and check:

 

 

 

 

AMV5164BC*,

(Measure at room temp., or 68° F/20° C.)

Approx. 243 Ω..

 

 

 

MMV5165BA*

Between pins 1 and 2 (Input)

 

 

 

 

Between pins 4 and 5 (19v output)

Approx. 11 Ω..

 

 

 

 

Between pins 7 and 8 (2.7v output)

Approx. 2 Ω..

 

 

 

Low voltage

Remove low voltage transformer from control

 

 

 

 

transformer

circuit board and check:

 

 

 

 

AMV5164BA*,

(Measure at room temp., or 68° F/20° C.)

Approx. 379 Ω..

 

 

 

AMV1154BA*,

Between pins 1 and 2 (Input)

 

 

 

MMV1153BA*,

Between pins 4 and 5 (19v output)

Approx. 11 Ω..

 

 

 

UMV1152CA*

Between pins 7 and 8 (2.7v output)

Approx. 2 Ω..

 

 

 

Magnetron

Discharge Capacitor

Between Terminals: Less than 1 Ω.

 

 

 

Each Terminal to Ground: Infinite Ω..

 

 

Remove wires from magnetron and connect

NOTE: This test is not conclusive. If

 

 

ohmmeter to terminals. Also check between

microwave oven does not heat and all

 

 

each terminal and ground.

other components test good, replace the

 

 

 

magnetron and retest.

 

 

High Voltage

Discharge Capacitor

Between Terminals: Meter should

 

Capacitor

Remove wires from capacitor terminals and

momentarily indicate continuity, then 9

 

 

connect ohmmeter, set on highest resistance

MΩ (deflection). A steady 9 MΩ indicates

 

 

scale to terminals.

an open capacitor. Steady continuity

 

 

 

indicates a shorted capacitor. In either

 

 

Check resistance between each terminal and

case, replace capacitor.

 

 

 

capacitor case

Infinite Ω.

 

 

 

High Voltage Diode

Discharge Capacitor

Infinite resistance should be measured in

 

 

 

 

 

Remove diode lead from capacitor and

one direction and several hundred KΩ in

 

 

connect ohmmeter.

the opposite direction.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Ohmmeter must contain a battery

 

Power Control Relay

Reverse leads for second test.

of 6 volts minimum.

 

 

Disconnect the leads. Place water in the

Power Level

Cycle On

Cycle Off

 

 

microwave oven and select power levels 1

(Continuity)

(Open)

 

 

through 10. Press the START pad. Check

1

4 sec

26 sec

 

 

continuity between the terminals of the relays ...

2

7 sec

23 sec

 

 

 

3

10 sec

20 sec

 

 

 

4

13 sec

17 sec

 

 

 

5

16 sec

14 sec

 

 

 

6

19 sec

11 sec

 

 

 

7

22 sec

8 sec

 

 

 

8

25 sec

5 sec

 

 

 

9

28 sec

2 sec

 

 

 

10

30 sec

0 sec

 

Grill heater element

Remove all wires from heater.

 

 

 

 

JMV9169BA*,

Measure resistance across terminals

Approx. 15-25 Ω (70° F, 20° C).

 

JMV8166BA*,

 

 

 

 

 

AMV6167BD*

 

 

 

 

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