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I determined through reading the forum that the magnatron of my microwave has failed. The microwave had stopped heating and at the same time starting humming louder. I ordered the Magnatron parts kit (GE Part Number - AP4564705) ( Part Details - GEH MAGNETRON, part number: AP4564705). My issue is that I am unable to locate where the two diodes are within the microwave that are included in the kit. Should I just install the Magnatron and the aluminum deflector disk and forget about the diodes? Thanks, Mark
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Hi Mark, There is only one high voltage diode used in your microwave. It is shown as #50 on the diagram and is connected to the high voltage capacitor. You can keep the second diode as a spare one. Gene.
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Originally Posted by: Gene Hi Mark, There is only one high voltage diode used in your microwave. It is shown as #50 on the diagram and is connected to the high voltage capacitor. You can keep the second diode as a spare one. Gene. Hi Gene,Thank you for pointing out the diodes location. I did not recognize it in the microwave because it was covered in shrink tubing and the original diode is a rectangular shape, where as the replacement diode is tubular in shape.My repair was a success, I am very happy that I did not end up with any spare parts, and the microwave actually heats water! :) The repair cost was a little over $100.00, a replacement microwave would have been over $500.00Thanks again for your assistance and advice,[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']Mark[/font]
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You are welcome Mark. I'm glad you were able to fix it. Good job!
Gene.
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