Whirlpool 1997 "E" - Manual (Page 39)

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© 1997 Whirlpool Corporation
Cooking Products Service Manual
Original March, 1997 4322167
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REMOVING THE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER
WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
Disconnect from the electrical supply be-
fore servicing the unit. Failure to do so
could result in death or electrical shock.
1. Disconnect the electrical supply to the
microwave oven.
WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
Disconnect from power supply before ser-
vicing. Discharge the capacitor using a
20,000-ohm discharge resistor, or an insu-
lated plastic-handle screwdriver to short
across the capacitor terminals.
2. Discharge the high-voltage capacitor.
3. Remove the two screws from the top of
the cabinet for the vent grille and remove
the grille (see the illustration on page
2-3).
4. Remove the control panel from the micro-
wave oven (see page 2-6).
5. Disconnect the filament wires from the
magnetron, then disconnect the three re-
maining wires from the terminals at the
front and back of the high voltage trans-
former.
6. Remove the three hex nuts from the high
voltage transformer and remove the trans-
former from the oven.
7. Install the new high voltage transformer
and reassemble the microwave oven.
ORG TO
HV CAP
RED & WHITE
PRIMARY WIRES
HV TRANSFORMER
HEX NUTS
FILAMENT TO
MAGNETRON