Amana RC17S2 - Board and Panel Interface Testing

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Component Testing Procedures
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven and discharge capacitor
before servicing, unless testing requires power.
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Thermal cutout Disconnect all wires from TCO.
Measure resistance across terminals.
Magnetron TCO ....................................
Cavity TCO ........................................
Open at 300 °F (149 ° C) and
closed at 257 °F (125 °C)
Opens at 262 °F (128 ° C)
Diode
Discharge Capacitor
Remove diode lead from capacitor and
connect ohmmeter.
Reverse leads for second test.
Innite resistance should be measured
in one direction and 50K Ω or more in
the opposite direction.
NOTE: Ohmmeter must contain a
battery of 6 volts minimum.
MT2
MT1 GATE
Triac
Resistance Check
Disconnect wires to triac.
Measure resistance from:
MT1 to MT2 ........................................
MT1 to Gate .......................................
MT2 to Gate .......................................
All terminals to ground ..........................
Caution - Do not operate oven with
wire to terminal MT2 removed.
Innite
Approximately 60 Ω
Innite
Innite
Triac 1 (center)
Triac 2 (left)
Triac 3 (right
Voltage Check
Measure voltage from:
MT1 to Gate
0.8 VAC when energized. If no
voltage, check H.V. board and wiring.
Capacitor
Some units may use
more then one type of
capacitor. Refer to
Parts Manual for
correct capacitor
quantity.
Discharge Capacitor
Remove wires from capacitor terminals
and connect ohmmeter, set on highest
resistance scale to terminals.
Also check between each terminal and
capacitor case.
Between Terminals: Meter should
momentarily deect towards zero then
return to over 5 M Ω. If no deection
occurs, or if continuous deection
occurs, replace capacitor.
Terminal to Case: Innite resi
stance
Snubber assembly Disconnect wires to snubber.
Measure resistance across terminals ........ Innite
Magnetron
Discharge Capacitor
Remove wires from magnetron and
connect ohmmeter to terminals. Also
check between each terminal and ground.
Between Terminals: Less than 1 Ω
Each terminal to ground measures
Innite resistance.
Note: This test is not conclusive. If
oven does not heat and all other
components test good replace the
magnetron and retest.
Blower motor Remove all wires from motor.
Measure resistance between:
Orange and white terminals ......................
Yellow and white terminals ........................
Approximately 31 Ω
Approximately 29 Ω
!
WARNING
Blower motor Remove all wires from motor.
Measure resistance across coil.............................
Approximately 25 Ω
(Prior to S/N 1107101263)
( Starting at
S/N 1107101263 and after)