Like many interesting builds, this one starts with the dismemberment of a couple of old microwave ovens, to liberate their transformers. Further dissection resulted in open-frame electromagnets ...

Experience the incredible upgrade of the Soldering Machine with the powerful addition of a microwave transformer. This enhancement boosts performance and efficiency, bringing new possibilities for ...

“The transformer in a microwave oven steps up the voltage to deliver a few thousand volts to the magnetron tube that generates the actual microwaves,” Krein says. “Most devices that connect ...

A component called the magnetron generates microwaves from electricity inside the microwave oven. To power the magnetron, a transformer converts the standard household electricity from a wall ...

HUM: Microwave ovens also produce a hum. It comes from the transformer, diode and capacitor, which vibrate as they step up the 60-hertz electric power from a wall outlet. SPARKS: Despite ...

Microwave oven transformer spot welder builds are about as common as Nixie tube clocks around here. But this spot welder is anything but common, and it has some great lessons about manufacturing ...