My microwave oven formed a hole at the bottom of it one day so I packed it away with the intention of repairing it but it had been stuck in a corner gathering dust for nearly two years now and I mainly use my air fryer to cook food, so clearly I don't need a microwave, I thought, time to get it out and strip it as I was interested in reusing the transformer for a regulated power supply build project.
I was curious about the magnetron but no way would I ever be connecting power to that, so I watched some YouTube videos about it, it turns out the magnetrons really are not that great for very much. I'll keep it tho. I took out the big capacitor, the fan, and transformer.
I'll probably need to change one of the windings on the transformer to get more current from it but as it is, its a nice beefy transformer and wouldn't really need anymore than 20 amps from it at 13.8 volts.
Just curious if anybody else had made stuff from microwave oven parts?
I was curious about the magnetron but no way would I ever be connecting power to that, so I watched some YouTube videos about it, it turns out the magnetrons really are not that great for very much. I'll keep it tho. I took out the big capacitor, the fan, and transformer.
I'll probably need to change one of the windings on the transformer to get more current from it but as it is, its a nice beefy transformer and wouldn't really need anymore than 20 amps from it at 13.8 volts.
Just curious if anybody else had made stuff from microwave oven parts?
