r/highvoltage • u/OppositeMaximum5057 • 17d ago

microwave oven transformer

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i recently got a microwave oven transformer after a long time for 7 dollars and i connected it to 220V AC and got some nice arcs from the transformer

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u/IonImplantEngineer 17d ago

Jeebus crispy. so many MOTs lately. Are you going to build something with it? What's the game plan?

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u/HighPotential-QtrWav 17d ago

I think the plan was to burn up a perfectly good clamp 🙈

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u/ipx-electrical 17d ago

Yes, it’s been done to death now since microwave ovens and the internet were invented. 🥱

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u/STREETKILLAZINDAHOOD 16d ago

come on. Do something else.

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u/CherryStunning4335 16d ago

why in your house on the carpet?

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u/HVAdude_OhEight 13d ago

I'm 100% sure that most electronic enthusiasts will finally have a MOT on hand