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Re: Sources for MOTs



Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <neko4-at-dodo-dot-com.au> 

hahaha, I'll cycle around and see if i can find some repair shops, the one 
nearby closed about a year ago. I think I'll have to take the car to bring 
the ovens back though, they really are very heavy, well at least the really 
old one I found today was :)  Thanks for the idea :)

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On 23/01/2004 at 11:49 PM Tesla list wrote:

 >Original poster: "Peter Terren" <pterren1-at-iinet-dot-net.au>
 >
 >I went to an appliance repair shop where they had a 'dumpster' with about 5
 >of them and they had lots more inside the shop. I got 7 MO's for free but I
 >gave them $20 for some power factor suppression caps. Too easy except took
 >2
 >trips in my old Honda Civic. Mind you I eventually had to hire a dumpster
 >myself to remove all the leftovers!
 >Cheers
 >Peter (Tesla Downunder)
 >http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:51 AM
 >Subject: RE: Sources for MOTs
 >
 >
 > > Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <neko4-at-dodo-dot-com.au>
 > >
 > > you dump the empty cases on someone elses pile? YOU! ;) Ive only ever
 >found
 > > one microwacve oven to scavenge parts form, when i got it hope and
 >opened
 > > it up, it didnt have a transformer or capacitor :( But wow, 30, I guess
 > > i'll have to expand my search to catch up ;) AH well, im waiting till
 >the
 > > next council pickup, and I WILL get a MOT then >:) So, How vital is it
 >to
 > > have identical transformers if you want to hook them in series? I've
 >found
 > > neon sign transformers very hard to come by in sydney, so microwave oven
 > > transformers will probably be the best bet for my first coil. I suppose
 > > just one transformer would be too low voltage to use by itself? Also
 >since
 > > you are in sydney as well, would you mind telling me which places you
 >have
 > > found to be good for copper enameled wire on a spool? I know I can get
 > > heaps from a microwave oven fan, but that isn't ona  spool, so I can't
 >use
 > > a winding machine :/
 > >
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 > > On 23/01/2004 at 8:11 AM Tesla list wrote:
 > >
 > >  >Original poster: "Philip Chalk" <phil-at-apsecurity-dot-com.au>
 > >  >
 > >  >Hi,
 > >  >
 > >  >In Sydney, at least, local Councils run periodical 'Council clean-ups'
 > >  >where you put junk out on the footpath & they come round collecting it
 > >  >all.
 > >  >
 > >  >Typically, for me, collection is on a Wednesday. Stuff generally
 >starts
 > >  >appearing the weekend before, sometimes earlier.  So, from about
 >Monday
 > >  >onwards you see lots of 'scavengers' driving around sifting thru junk
 > >  >piles & taking what they want. Fortunately junked MW ovens are not a
 >hot
 > >  >item (no coilers near me :-)
 > >  >
 > >  >Also, if there's a clean-up in my suburb this week, say, you can bet
 > >  >neighbouring suburbs will have one coming up next week or so.
 > >  >
 > >  >Recently I 'needed' another TV, so I drove around nearby areas having
 >a
 > >  >cleanup till I found a reasonable-looking, fairly modern 20" Teac.
 >Took
 > >  >it home, new Horiz. o/p transistor, works like new.....
 > >  >
 > >  >This is where most of my MOTs came from.  I too have about 30 now &
 >have
 > >  >long since given up on collecting them.  I remember though that it was
 > >  >my 24th oven that finally gave me a pair of identical MOTs. Shortly
 > >  >thereafter I got my second pair.  So I now have two pairs of identical
 > >  >MOTs & about 25-odd all very similar, but no two identical.
 > >  >
 > >  >I also get the caps, magnetron magnets, etc etc.  I have learnt to
 >strip
 > >  >'any' MW oven now for the cap & Txfmr in about 5 mins flat. The
 >magnets
 > >  >about another 5 mins.  Then I dump the 'empty' cases back on someone's
 > >  >pile.
 > >  >
 > >  >Brand new Ovens can be had here for under $100; a catalogue I have
 >lists
 > >  >Txfmrs & magnetrons for a variety of models in about the $50 - $80
 > >  >range, so I think there are very few dead ones being repaired.
 >Wherever
 > >  >people dump things, I would expect ovens to be fairly common.
 > >  >
 > >  >BTW, not one of mine was found with a dead transformer - it's
 >surprising
 > >  >how often they have a blown HV fuse, and probably no other fault,
 >though
 > >  >I don't check as I have no interest in repairing them.
 > >  >
 > >  >Cheers,
 > >  >
 > >  >Phil Chalk.
 > >  >
 > >  >
 > >  >-----Original Message-----
 > >  >From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > >  >Sent: Friday, 23 January 2004 1:52 AM
 > >  >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >  >Subject: Re: Sources for MOTs
 > >  >
 > >  >Original poster: dgoodfellow-at-highstream-dot-net
 > >  >
 > >  >There is a nearby appliance place near me. At times I have seen up to
 >4
 > >  >GE
 > >  >Spacemaker microwave ovens out by the dumpster. I pull up and help
 > >  >myself to
 > >  >the ovens when they are closed. When they are open, I ask first, and
 > >  >they
 > >  >tell me to take them if I want them. Unfortunately, I have never
 >pulled
 > >  >2 of
 > >  >the same type of transformer out of apparently identical ovens. At
 >this
 > >  >point my friend and I have a stash of over 30 transformers, no two
 > >  >alike.
 > >  >Right now, go to ebay and there is a boat load of transformers
 > >  >available.
 > >  >Just type "high voltage transformer" into the search bar, you should
 >see
 > >  >over 20 listings, all from the same seller. He wants about $15.00 each
 > >  >for
 > >  >them, but I bet that he would take an offer for 4 or 6 of them.
 > >  >
 > >  >Cheers, Dave G.
 > >  >
 > >  >----- Original Message -----
 > >  >From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >  >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >  >Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:51 AM
 > >  >Subject: Sources for MOTs
 > >  >
 > >  >
 > >  >  > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 > >  >  >
 > >  >  > How do you people acquire MOTs? I can certainly buy them for cheap
 > >  >but
 > >  >dont
 > >  >  > want if I can get them cheaper(preferablly free). Any ideas or
 > >  >suggestions?
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