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Uploaded by on Jul 22, 2011

In this video i short a rewound MOT into a 99.99% pure tungsten TIG welding rod.

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  • Redneck lightbulb

  • @TheError404 I would have said space heater, but fair enough.

  • That transformer could be found inside a microwave?? And how much voltage have on it

  • @zx636racer Some newer microwaves have a ferrite core transformer that requires a high frequency driver, but all older ones use this kind of transformer. With it's original secondary windings, it will output around 2000v ac. I took all of those windings off using a hammer and a chisel, and wound 2.5 turns of this very thick wire, leaving the primary intact. This way the voltage is about 2-3v open circuit and will short at over 1000 amps.

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