DIY 600W induction heater

halfbridge driver, 120Volts/5Amp max.
LCLR tankcircuit is used.

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• induction
• heater
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[HVdischarge]

Could you please tell me where you got the capacitors from for this? or atleast what type of capacitor you are using? (and how many)

i am using the ZVS driver as an induction heater driver, works fine apart from the fact that after about 10 seconds my caps are on the verge of melting!

1 capacitor decided it hated life enough to blow and make loads of mess :-/.

Thanks,

Hv discharge

[tonskulus]

@HVdischarge

I think those caps were Wima FKP series, maybe 5 x 0.22µF..cant remember. Now I'm using plessey KP capacitors, 14x parallel connected 0.22µF/1000Volt.

[38828601manu]

does it liquify anything?

[tonskulus]

@38828601manu

No this one is not that powerful, check out my other induction heater videos..there is more power and almost any metal can be melted.

[redsquirrelftw]

That's awesome. How do you convert 60hz to higher frequency, and how do you make it so it's not just a dead short that tripps the breaker? This looks like it could be fun and useful.

[tonskulus]

@redsquirrelftw

Its using inverter that converts DC to 70kHz AC. Its not even close to short circuit for this high freq.

[tyreza79]

hi, very impressive,;

please can you point me to a useful circuit diagram vor en inverter that creats H frequencies ?

or point me to any site taht shows how to build one furnace !! i really need it at home to join things and build structures !!!!

thats for any help i have many capacitors, but i dont know how to make a frequency generator,

is it possible to converts the grid 220acv 60hz to a low voltage but high frequency out put ?

[dillinger9999]

but how do you make it?

[potroastmaster]

Does the ball bearing return to a shiny ball when it cools?

[RubieKitty]

I love aphex twin!

[ZEINSTAIN2011]

GOOD FOR MAKING NEW DIAMONDS!

[RamsesReturns]

I want one. 

[randomvideowatcher]

The person must be in pain....he's melting one of his nuts.

[turgeo2004]

what is the best type of induction heater to get to melt (not just red hot) the following metals, copper, alum, gold, silver, and iron. (like in a crucible) so im wanting to melt the stuff in a graphite crucible and put the crucible with metals in it in induction heater.

[howtoguro]

For people who don't understand this think of this as putting your metal into a microwave it excites little particles inside and they bounce of each other, warming it like your food.