Panasonic Microwave

[DS]

Went to nuke something in our 12 year old Panasonic convection microwave and it
seems the device has given up the ghost. The broiler function still seems to work,
as does the control panel, but whenever the magnetron is supposed to kick in it
just makes a loud buzzing or humming sound and no heat is induced into the food
that I want heated. Even a glass of water remains cold. If I set it to medium
(approximately 50/50 duty cycle), when the cycle starts, loud buzzing, when the
cycle is off, makes the regular hum.. all the same, no heat.

Stats:
Manufactureranasonic
Model: NN-6952
Description: Microwave w/broiler & "genius function"
Wattage (microwave output): 900W
Year of manufacture: 1992

So the question: is it worth taking it to a repair shop to get fixed, or should I
just go get a new one? Any guesses as to whats wrong?

Thanks
-Dan

 

[woodward_electric]

bad magnetron or hv diode get it checked by a service center diodes ore
cheap abut the magnetron is more money


"DS" <nojunk.signups@rogers.com> wrote in message
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Went to nuke something in our 12 year old Panasonic convection microwave
and it
seems the device has given up the ghost. The broiler function still seems
to work,
as does the control panel, but whenever the magnetron is supposed to kick
in it
just makes a loud buzzing or humming sound and no heat is induced into the
food
that I want heated. Even a glass of water remains cold. If I set it to
medium
(approximately 50/50 duty cycle), when the cycle starts, loud buzzing,
when the
cycle is off, makes the regular hum.. all the same, no heat.

Stats:
Manufactureranasonic
Model: NN-6952
Description: Microwave w/broiler & "genius function"
Wattage (microwave output): 900W
Year of manufacture: 1992

So the question: is it worth taking it to a repair shop to get fixed, or
should I
just go get a new one? Any guesses as to whats wrong?

Thanks
-Dan

 

[DS]

"woodward_electric" <woodward_electric@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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bad magnetron or hv diode get it checked by a service center diodes ore
cheap abut the magnetron is more money

I'm thinking that it is probably the HV diode that has failed (after reading up on
it on other websites).. At this point I dont have the time to dismantle it to test
it, but how would I go about getting a new one? Do I need to replace it with an
identical part number from Panasonic or would a "generic microwave HV diode" work?

Thanks
-Dan