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Magnetron

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 9:08 am
by Yearwood
Seems after 15 years the magnetron on our Furuno Model 1622 has failed. Questions ...
- Anyone have a good source of replacement magnetrons?
- Is this an easy replacement or is complex tuning required?

Thanks

Re: Magnetron

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:05 pm
by djpeewee
Replace the entire radar. You'll get much better performance from a current generation model.

Re: Magnetron

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:53 pm
by Tree
You may not find one through the usual channels. Can you get a part number for it? If you replace it yourself, be cautious it's all wired correctly as they carry very high voltage.

Re: Magnetron

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:54 am
by Yearwood
I do have the part number and the only source I found was suspect (not a dealer, known vendor, repair co.) and quoted a price of $450.