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Old 05-09-2008, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by glen65 View Post
Try a voltage test,
“Carefully” check to see if
you are getting 120 Volts AC to the primary
winding of the transformer when the unit is running.
Already did that. Getting 119.3VAC from the utility to the H.V. primary. I tested it off the big switching relay on the Smartboard. It went from a few millivolts right up to 119.3VAC right after engaging the start button.

I also measured amperage during operation. No surprise that it was only between 3.5A to 4.5A.

Next step(s)?

At this point I'm tempted to change out the magnetron (I have a replacement here) just to see if I was getting false 'good' readings when I tested it. But, that still doesn't explain the low current draw. . . does it?

. . Falcon
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