Microwave Transformer HV Arcs

[MikeHV]

Yea, last I checked, personal anecdotes don't set the standard. Just because you haven't had problems doesn't mean

[stevenchiverton]

i have yet to see a easy to biuld by, circiut or diaghram to biuld this

[HighVoltage4562]

damn sounds like you rewound the secondary.. they buzzing really bad

[yosip1115]

hello, do you know about how much copper wire is in one of those transformers? im looking for some to wind a tesla coil... thanks

[form109]

my Single Microwave Oven Transformer Pulls a 15 Amp Breaker in a little Under a Minute drawing a Continous Arc.

[ablublibleblu]

nice but this soun is terrorific

[codemsan]

my god your mots sound like there crying for help!!!!

[jmartis2]

Are you using the caps to limit the current?

[westernplumber]

there is a magnetic shunt in the microwave transformer laminations that prevents the breaker from tripping with an unloaded (empty) cavity.

[jandreassticman]

How do i Ballast my MOT? need help plz

[silveren777]

Nice video!

I wish my MOT were as powerful as yours...

[Atomic101Heli]

Nice video 5 stars i no u got these from a microwave but is it form a 1100W microwave cause im planning on doing this with my dad some i hopes its cool cause im using an 1100W microwave well nice video dont killl yur self lol cya

[gt4awd]

When you use a microwave the food or water in the microwave is the load and absorbing the energy from the microwaves. Fat, water, etc, does that absorb that much charge. Place a large piece of metal in the microwave immersed in water and you might blow the breaker then. That is if the MOT doesnt fry first.

[MikeHV]

Yeh, putting metal in a microwave is always a bad idea...

[gt4awd]

My last comment was in reply to BenHutchinson's question. Typo on it, "does that absorb" should be "does not absorb", and yes, you should never put anything metalic in your microwave.

[Serostern]

@MikeHV Fuck no. I've put loads of metal in a lot of microwaves and i haven't killed one of them. Unless you start a fire

[Fileserver6000]

WOW thats what i called a Spark - Good Work

[irfp560]

nope it isnt expensive but u get bigger arcs from the mot without it

[xXxmidgexXx]

Why don`t u put a ballast?Is it expensive

[xXxmidgexXx]

ic. By the way im very interested in toutcing the arc with a wire lets wee what will happen

[xXxmidgexXx]

Why didnt you hold it on

[MikeHV]

I am not using any type of ballast and this is running off a 15A outlet, if I hold the arc it will blow the circuit breaker.

Sorry.

[xXxmidgexXx]

Whats a ballast?

[MikeHV]

It limits the amount of amperage that a Load (in this case the Microwave Oven Transformers) can pull from the wall.

[BenHutchinson1]

Doesn't the same amount of current get drawn when the transformer is powering the magnetron in the oven? Why does that not trip the breaker (when using your microwave oven to cook food)? And why does adding a load on the secondary of the transformer cause the primary to draw more current? The coils are magnetically linked, not electrically linked.

[MikeHV]

1. I believe the arrangement of the Transformer and the capacitor create a sort of ballast or shunt that limits the current.

2. Adding a load, or in my case shorting it, pulls more current, which can create some special type magnetic field im guessing. I really am not sure though, may have to check out google on that.

[frosty9595]

@MikeHV Its because when you put load on the output of the transformer it creates a counteracting magnetic field that the input side of the transformer has to counteract by drawing more amps.... not sure if thats 100% right but im pretty sure its something along those lines..... same thing happens when you drop a powerful magnet through a copper pipe.... it will fall really slowly due to the magnet creating an electric current in the copper that counteracts its own field.

[bauerb2]

i got a huge mot off ebay for $5 and it pulls an arc about that size just by itself. that's awesome

[twindavor]

good !!