transformers

vic2 · 10th June 2003, 12:46 AM

Is there any good use that can come from a microwave tranformer. The things are huge. I don't know what the ratings are, though.

Vic

JOE DIRT® · 10th June 2003, 03:10 AM

Vic I build inverters with them....I unwind most of the secondary and they work great

vic2 · 10th June 2003, 12:51 PM

Joe:

Do you know what the voltages are? I suppose that they are high and deliver larger currents.

Thanks,

Vic

Christer · 10th June 2003, 12:55 PM

Dont't try to measure the secondaries. I have been told one of
them is usually several kilovolts!!!

JOE DIRT® · 10th June 2003, 12:57 PM

the secondary on them is a couple of thousand volts.....my meters wont handle that...I`m just guessing from the amount of wire I pull off

Christer · 10th June 2003, 01:01 PM

Here is a thread on this topic and the (obvious) hazards of
such high voltages.

High Voltage and a Microwave oven

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vic2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan	transformers Is there any good use that can come from a microwave tranformer. The things are huge. I don't know what the ratings are, though. Vic

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10th June 2003, 03:10 AM	#2
JOE DIRT® diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, ON	Vic I build inverters with them....I unwind most of the secondary and they work great

10th June 2003, 12:51 PM	#3
vic2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan	Joe: Do you know what the voltages are? I suppose that they are high and deliver larger currents. Thanks, Vic

10th June 2003, 12:55 PM	#4
Christer diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweden	Dont't try to measure the secondaries. I have been told one of them is usually several kilovolts!!!

10th June 2003, 12:57 PM	#5
JOE DIRT® diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, ON	the secondary on them is a couple of thousand volts.....my meters wont handle that...I`m just guessing from the amount of wire I pull off

10th June 2003, 01:01 PM	#6
Christer diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweden	Here is a thread on this topic and the (obvious) hazards of such high voltages. High Voltage and a Microwave oven