jvm1850cf001 xl1800
about 5 years old
was cooking asparugus and it got really hot while it was cooking that they looked like they were broiled , then the unit died the tray and carousel were extremly hot . unplug for awhile but still nothing ... what could it be opened panel nothing looks burned out .still unpluged

ralph, February 2010

Could be just a fuse - inside the microwave.

There is an excellent You Tube video on testing and replacing any of the parts for Microwaves - happens to have same model as mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsWTCnACqdY

patmore, March 2010