You can reach us by dialing 1. Looking at how the voltage doubler circuit works inside a microwave its the purpose of the capacitor and diode.
Rewinding A Microwave Oven Transformer Mot For General
Microwave transformer wiring diagram. A wiring for microwave. For my first instructable i decided to make a high voltage power supply out of 2 microwaves. Microwave oven transformer mains wiring one thing about microwave transformers is that without a ballast mots draw high amounts of current in the 30 amperes range if using 120 volt mains. Slide the handle grip back over the handle. The diagram may be mailed or e mailed. The mains input is two blade connectors on the primary coil thick wire.
Repeat steps 5 7 with the other set of clamps and wire. How to test microwave oven transformer high voltage hv with a multimeter duration. Introduction in this article i am going to present my struggling about rewinding a microwave oven transformer mot in order to make a low voltage 20 30v but high current 15 30a transformer. I have done these experiments in order to make a cheap but a very handy transformer for a bench supply. To the bottom left i have a picture of an mot. The videos should give you good idea of the final product im using only one of the 2 transformers.
Microwave oven transformer high voltage rig. Slide and shrink about four pieces of heat shrink around the exposed wire that is attached to the heavy clamps. Some window air conditioners dehumidifiers compact refrigerators and small countertop microwaves do not have wiring diagrams. In this project youll learn step by step how to modify a microwave oven transformer into a high current device that can pump out 800 amps of electrical current which is enough amperage to melt metal. If you liked the metal melter you saw in my previous project heres how you can make your own. Following wiring diagrams.
It gives approx 4kv using a 2kv transformer pulsed dc so arcs are not massive. You can fix it. These types of transformers 500 100 va transformers cost. Cover the crimp and the exposed wire with a heat shrink use a heat gun to heat the heat shrink repeat this step three times. The microwave oven transformer is possibly one of the simplest methods of making some big high voltage arcs mainly because they are robust cheap and easy to hook up. If you cannot locate your wiring diagram you can call the appliances answer center with your complete model number.
Gallery of Microwave Transformer Wiring Diagram
