Important Information Important Notices for Servicers and Consumers Maytag will not be responsible for personal injury or property damage from improper service procedures. Pride and workmanship go into every product to provide our customers with quality products. It is possible, however, that during its lifetime a product may require service.
Table of Contents Important Information ............ 2 Disassembly Important Safety Information ......... 4 Door Handle ............28 Wiring ..............8 Door ..............28 Earthing Instructions ..........8 Outer Door ............28 Servicing of Earthing Products ........ 8 Inner Door Ring Assembly ........28 General Information Hinge ..............
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8. Do not for any reason defeat the interlock switches. There is no valid reason for this action at any time; The basic design of the Amana and Menumaster nor will it be condoned by Maytag. microwave ovens make it an inherently safe device to 9.
Important Safety Information WARNING W ARNING Precautions to be observed before and during To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or servicing to avoid possible exposure to excessive death, make sure these earthing instructions are microwave energy, or electrical shock disconnect followed.
General Information Unpacking Oven Radio Interference • Inspect oven for damage such as dents in door or Microwave oven operation may cause interference to inside oven cavity. radio, television, or similar equipment. Reduce or • Report any dents or breakage to source of purchase eliminate interference by doing the following: immediately.
General Information Plug Receptacle Plug Receptacle 230 V / 13 AMP 230 V / 16 AMP Equipment requires a Equipment requires a 230 VAC, 50 Hz, 13 amp power supply 230 VAC, 50 Hz, 16 amp power supply Do not use a extension cord. If the product power cord is too short, have a qualified electrician install a three-prong receptacle.
Troubleshooting Power Up Plug oven into power source with oven door closed. Proceed to DISPLAY DIAGNOSTICS. Error Code Appears. ITEM POWER COOK PREHEAT READY STANDBY LEVEL 1. No line voltage. 2. Inoperative power cord. 3. Inoperative fuse. 4. Inoperative display board. 5.
Troubleshooting Cook Condition Place cup of water in oven and close oven door. Beep not programmed into oven. Flashing Pad not programmed. Display indicates 00:00 and beeps rapidly. ITEM POWER Inoperative touch panel. Inoperative H.V. board. COOK Broken or improper wire connections. PREHEAT READY STANDBY...
Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Refer to Technical Sheets for specific model information. Illustration Component Test Results Thermal cutout Disconnect all wires from TCO.
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Refer to Technical Sheets for specific model information. Illustration Component Test Results Transformer Discharge Capacitor Remove all wires from terminals.
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Refer to Technical Sheets for specific model information. Illustration Component Test Results Continuity is indicated as 100 Ω and Side touch panel Trace Measurement...
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Refer to Technical Sheets for specific model information. H.V. board Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 28 Pin 1 Pin 50...
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Refer to Technical Sheets for specific model information. NOTE: For the following test, place oven in Service Test Mode. Relay Function Test Set-Up...
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Three Magnetron Models H.V. System # 1 H.V. System # 2 H.V. System # 3 Top Rear Magnetron Top Front Magnetron Bottom Magnetron...
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Component Testing Procedures WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Two Magnetron Models H.V. System # 1 H.V. System # 3 Top Rear Magnetron Bottom Magnetron Left Transformer Right Transformer...
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. All Amana and Menumaster microwave oven power outputs are rated using the IEC705 standards. Using the IEC705 test method requires precision measurements and equipment that is not practical to be performed in the field.
Display Diagnostics WARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. CAUTION All repairs as described in this troubleshooting section are to be performed only after the caution procedures one through eight listed below have been followed.
Service Test NOTE: Unit must be in OFF condition INITIAL power up mode. To Enter Service Test Mode, oven door must be closed. NOTE: Pads will not beep when accessing Service Test Mode. To EXIT Service Test Mode press STOP/RESET pad. MC units REG MENU MISC...
Service Test Press Display Component Evaluation S T G Q T Y I T E M P O W E R This mode is NOT active with these models. NOT ACTIVE L M T If no fan operation, check: S T G Q T Y I T E M P O W E R...
Service Information W ARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Proper Handling of Magnetron Tubes 2. Open Heater (Filament) - Can be determined by a ohmmeter when transformer leads are disconnected.
Service Information W ARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires it. Hold probe perpendicular to cabinet door. Place cone Operating Instructions for the Holaday of probe on the door and/or cabinet door seam and HI1501, HI1510, HI1710, and HI1801 move along the seam.
Microwave Leakage Testing W ARNING To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Measurement with the Outer Panel WARNING Removed Check for radiation leakage after servicing. Should the leakage be more than 4 mW/cm inform WARNING...
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Door Handle Inner Door Ring Assembly Remove door handle by removing plactic plugs to gain 1.
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Outer Case Top Touch Panel Assembly 1. Remove screws securing outer case to chassis, see 1.
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Top Rear Magnetron Interlock Switch Module 1. See “Component Location” Figure 2, for location. 1. See “Component Location” Figure 1, for location. 2.
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Microwave Blower Wheel and Motor Magnetron Cutout (TCO) 1. Remove outer case and back panel. 1.
6. Apply a generous bead of RTV sealent around perimeter of tray. 7. Apply a light water spray to the fresh RTV sealant. 8. Using RTV scrapper, Amana part # R0000039, remove excess RTV. NOTE: Allow RTV to set for 1 hour before using.
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Fuse Replacing Oven Light Bulb 1. See “Component Location” Figure 3, for location. 2. Remove outer case. WARNING 3.
Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Component Location Display Module Touch Panel (Top) Antennas Top front antenna on 3 tube ovens are blue tipped. All other antennas are plain tipped.
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Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Splatter Shield Oven Tray Magnetron TCO's Magnetrons Filter Rear Flow Divider Exhaust Duct Flow Divider Bottom Exhaust Duct Bottom...
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Disassembly WARNING To avoid the risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitors before following any disassembly procedure. Fan Blade Oven Light Socket Fan Motor Auto Transformer Relay High Voltage Board Triac Terminal Block Fuse Block and Fuse...