Your microwave may turn on but not heat up.
What does a microwave diode look like.
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During negative half cycle diode is out of picture.
A normal diode that is a non defective diode will read anywhere from 50 000 to 200 000 ohms.
The parallel resistance cross capacitor is bleeder resistor.
Testing the diode is done just like any lower voltage diode infinite resistance in one direction low resistance when you reverse the ohmmeter test leads less than 10 ohms.
This could be caused by a problem with the high voltage diode which helps to power the magnetron.
Which looks like a circle on the end of the wire.
How to diagnose microwave not cooking issues.
Diodes are rated for the wattage or amperage that they will be allow to pass or breakdown safely within the component.
This diode is rated for thousands of volts which is what the magnetron circuitry produces.
Differences in microwave make and model account for this large range in resistance readings.
During positive half cycle capacitor charges to the peak of the secondary voltage.
Locate and remove your high voltage diode to test it for continuity.
Some of them may look alike on the outside but their internal characteristics may not be the same.
It looks like voltage doubler circuit formed by capacitor and diode.
According to edison tech center the cavity magnetron is the central part of a microwave the concept of the magnetron was invented in the 30s by dr.
It is not many diodes in series as you suggest.
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Reverse the meter probes and measure resistance while touching the positive probe to the cathode and the negative probe to the anode.
Pretty much like a fuse.
The positive side won t have a band and will have a bit that goes to the capacitor.
The power flows from the end without the stripe to the end with the stripe.
How to test a microwave high voltage diode with a multimeter.
Look for the marking a colored stripe on the diode or resistor that indicates which way the current flows.
Replacing your microwave s diodes.