RE: Sources for MOTs

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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?
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >