Microwave Oven Transformer and Capacitor Circuit test

[Kurtreidable]

Put a bigger fuse in.

[windoes98se]

why do you need a fuse if you have a circuit braker?

[mcloven83]

I don't get it what's this video about?

[williamblake69]

wow ..... amazing spark ..... and yes , certainly a power hog

[flipster12000]

a light bulb in series with your primary would have let you not blow ant fuses. It would have been able to run probably all day.

[gotoluc]

Hi HLSDK,

thanks for your suggestion. I will be retesting some time soon and will try your suggestion.

Thanks for your help.

Luc

[HLSDK]

I understand you don't have this set up anymore, but one solution to your problem would be magnetic ballasting most likely. I'd try and limit current on the secondary, just throw another MOT in there as a series inductance, I've heard it works wonders.

Keep up the magic!

[gotoluc]

Hi acronus,

thanks for your comment. This experiment was a one off and is no longer together to test. You do have a point though.

Thanks for sharing

Luc

[acronus]

Oddly enough, I have an MOT for zapping stuff and it never trips the breaker. It takes a fair amount of usage and abuseage to make it heat up, and even then it doesn't come near to tripping the breaker.

It looks like you are using dual Capacitors. Try the same setup, but with just one capacitor. When I parallel 2 caps together, I do get more amperage, but the transformer heats up a lot quicker.

[anon32016]

Try using a homemade "fuse" made out of iron wire, pretty thick, but long and with much surface to dissapate the heat.

That way you limit the current to a safe level and use the wire as a heat-sink at the same time. Most resistance, most heating you know...

[gotoluc]

Thanks for looking. This was just a test to see what would happen and was done 2 times only.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Luc

[playboyloverz]

Its a nice demo well done:P nice sparks :P

But maby you can use a electric fuse?

Maby it will be much cheaper.

[prototype9000]

could try a ballast so it dosent burnt he fuse or a resistive load like a few light bulbs

[InventorGadget]

FFTTSSZZZZAAAAPPP... ok that's it :)

Reaally it's a great demo, just a bit funny to!

Thanx for the slo-mo frames, it really shows how intense water-fog-sparks can be. nice!

[gotoluc]

Hi jmartis2, if you look at the details box next to the video's you will see links to topics which you will get to understand what is going on.

Thanks for looking

Luc

[jmartis2]

What does it do exactly? Spark? I can also make a loud spark with MOT if I connect a capacitor to its output.

And yes the MOT with output short-circuited will draw up to 40 amps.

[tstorey2]

As always thank you Luc,

Is it hot? Probably too short to mark inside of tube.

Great vid!

[gotoluc]

Hi tstorey2, can't tell if it gets hot wet. I'll work on a primary pulse system to get it to fire by a circuit. Hopefully then we can measure temperature and power consumption and see if the circuit would have an advantage over the Water Power circuit.

Luc

[pbrexs]

Another good vid. Glad you pointed out using some safety measures. Most other vids neglect to mention that.

[gotoluc]

Thanks for the positive comment.

Luc

[gibs7]

Thanks for the credit Luc.

By the way, was it cold steam from tap water or distilled water?

Ordinary tap water conduct electricity a lot more than distilled water.

What we need in order to get the exploding effect is a high voltage dielectric breakdown. Less the water is conductive, higher the voltage will be when the breakdown occurs.

Maybe that's why you're still blowing fuses.

I appreciate your vid. Keep up the good work.

[gotoluc]

Hi gibs7, it was Brita filtered tap water. I'm not sure if the conductive minerals in the water would still be in the cold fog? I'll test capacitive discharge on the primary and see what that does.

Luc

[mochiam]

fantastic

[gotoluc]

Thanks for looking

Luc

[shimoda18]

well, great video and slow motion, try to restrict the amps by using a chock or a few lamps in paralel to the MOT.

[gotoluc]

Hi shimoda18,

thanks for looking. I will be trying different circuit for the MOT primary and find what is most efficient. This was just a crude test to see the spark effect with strait grid 60hz AC. When I find a better circuit for the primary I will share the findings with a replacement video.

Luc

[crob227]

i have a couple of video's you should look at.

you need something to limit the current...a cap and a cell like mine with a dimmer.

write back if your interested.

[gotoluc]

Hi crob227,

thanks for looking at my video. I have seen some of your video's and really enjoyed the last one you just did and posted a link to it on the topic at the Overunity Forum. Hopefully more will get to see your interesting work.

I am always interested in sharing, so please keep the communication going.

Luc

[crob227]

get a 120ac light dimmer, and a old lamp.

run 120dc (rectifier) to the light.

use one 120dc lead through the dimmer switch,

through the light, through the MOT, through a 440vac 60uf cap, back to the other 120vdc lead....got it?

O.K. then the seconday out of the mot can be utilized with a ?(cap)? youll just have to play till you get it. then the frequency can be adjusted ny the dimmer. adjusting the frequency changes alot

[gotoluc]

Wow, thanks for the quick reply. So if I understand you, one leg of the rectifiers DC side runs in series though a regular household electrical dimmer, a light bulb, the MOT primary, a 440 AC 60uf cap and connected to the other DC leg of the bridge. Is this correct?

For the MOT secondary. Is the cap in series also? and can I use more than one cap and if so can they have different uf vales since I have many MO caps but they have slightly different values.

Thanks for sharing and your time.

Luc

[crob227]

you got it.

or you could replace the light, with a H.V. spark cell like i got, and get rid of that cold fogger. just use the spark cell steam/vapor.