JVM1640CH001 General Electric Microwave - Instructions

Turned out the issue was easily solved by replacing a single, inexpensive fuse.

First off, UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE.

The fuse is located under the plastic grill at the top of the microwave. It's held on by two screws. Once you've removed the screws and taken off the plastic grill, you go to the right side of the microwave and remove another screw that holds a small metal grill in place. Removing the small metal grill is probably the toughest part of this repair. You kind of have to rock it back and forth a bit to get it to release. Once that's off, you can get to the fuse. I removed the burnt out one with a pair of needle nose pliers. I also put a small piece of cardboard under the fuse when I did this so I didn't accidentally drop it into the innards of the microwave. I did the same thing when I replaced the new fuse. I then plugged the appliance back in and made sure it worked. Once that was confirmed, I replaced both grills.

Unpluged power cord!! Removed front control panel to expose electronics (need to remove top horizontal vent cover to expose mounting hardware). Unplugged leads to control panel board. Removed magnetron with Tstat (3- phillip heads, need stubby). Installed new parts and control panel, plugged it in tested. Done.

The old fuse is perfectly good. The new ones arrived within a day.

1. turned off electricity -- unplugged the unit 2. removed 3 screws on top of top vent, removed vent screen then I located the little white cylindrical fuse and popped it out with a table knife. Then I popped in the new fuse. Replaced the vent screen and screws -- plugged in the appliance and it is working again.

The repair man said this would not be covered under my home warranty and that it would cost too much for him to fix, so he showed me what to do, I ordered the part and did it myself. I just had to gently pry the tabs up on the inside of the door panel using a putty knife. Once the latch is visible you unhook it from a clip and a little spring. Attached the spring onto replacement latch and snap back into place, snap the tab of the door panel back in place and your done.

After picking up glass from one end of the trailer to the other, this thing must have exploded because we are still finding glass!
1.) Open microwave door
2.) Insert Glass Tray
3.) Close microwave door

Now if it was that easy to replace the ground off fiberglass on my end cap!

This did not fix my problem. I've ordered a new microwave.

First off, UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE.

The fuse is located under the plastic grill at the top of the microwave. It's held on by two screws. Once you've removed the screws and taken off the plastic grill, you go to the right side of the microwave and remove another screw that holds a small metal grill in place. Removing the small metal grill is probably the toughest part of this repair. You kind of have to rock it back and forth a bit to get it to release. Once that's off, you can get to the fuse. I removed the burnt out one with a pair of needle nose pliers. I also put a small piece of cardboard under the fuse when I did this so I didn't accidentally drop it into the innards of the microwave. I did the same thing when I replaced the new fuse. I then plugged the appliance back in and made sure it worked. Once that was confirmed, I replaced both grills.

First and most important - unplug AC power 24 hours before service.

I removed the vent cover above the main door, then I removed the screw which holds the control panel in place, unplugged the main connector on the control panel so I would have enough room to work, removed grounding screw from the DIODE ASSY, pulled connector off the CAPACITOR with pliers, installed new DIODE ASSY.

After installation of DIODE and the control Panel, I plugged in the AC power and allowed the CAPACITOR to charge - this takes about an hour or so, then test. Works perfect!

Unscrewed the top, take out old filer and replace.

Went to onlin source, found a couple youtube videos then went to the GE site which had a not-too-easy that find trouble shooting guide. It was extremely helpful as it described a fuse as a fix 80% of the time for touch paid failure. I really didn't believe it would b a fuse, but it was the cheapest fix, $8. I got the fuse and was surprised to fine there are two of them on this model. I took a guess and replaced the top one ( neither fuse was black or burned to indicate a failure but the top one was a bit mor greyish). put it all back together and it works fine.

took off upper grille and touch pad and removed the old line fuse and replaced with a new fuse ...turned on it is working fine...sources of help: UTube and GE manuel

This is a over-range microwave. Due to heat the door panel and the guides which keep the inner glass just broke/ disintegrated. The steps to repair were as follows:
1. Remove the existing door from the microwave
2. Remove the outer glass door.
3. Carefully remove the inner door assembly and the choke cover.
4. Fit the outer glass in the panel
5. Add the Latch, fit the main door assembly
6. Add the inner choke.
7. Fit the microwave door in place again

1 was really simple. Needed to remove the vent grill at the top before removing the door. The screws were at the top. Please be careful with the tabs on the grill at the bottom of the grill.
2. The glass was simple to remove as the panel was broken.
3. Removed the inner choke and latch before the main door assmbly could be removed. Used a butter knife to remove the inner choke. One advice is not to pull at any of the assembly. Just work at it in circles. It gets easier as more and more tabs get free. In short patience and light force.
4. Fitting the glass on new panel was the difficult part of the project. There is no way to slide the glass in all the notches. You have to kind of pull the trim to fit all around the glass (it is a bit elastic). Be careful with the force you use. Keeping going at it in circles. Everything does not need to be in its final position in the first go. The glass was sticking out in the notch where the latch goes. I pulled at the trim and pressed with light force all around till the glass went in completely.
After this it was a piece of cake. Forgot to screw in the latch so had to take the inner choke off again. Luckily I had not pushed it all the way in.
At the end I felt there was a slight bulge along the door top. I thought I needed to press the trim to fit in more with the glass. Nobody else saw it so maybe I was imagining it.
Great site. The experiences helped in giving confidence. DIY brought down the repair cost by 1/3rd; just $50 and good experience which makes it priceless.

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One small Phillips screwdriver and one fuse puller (I used cord). Unplug unit. Remove the two screws on the vent face plate. Remove the one screw on the panel assembly. Gently let hang. Pull the fuse located on the upper left wall. Replace fuse. Reassemble.