Re: Expensive hobby

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Try this:

http://www.hot-streamer.com/adam/garage/microwave_oven_schematic.jpg

Adam

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> Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie"
> <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Brian,
> Yep, it's an Amana all right. I wish I had
> schematics for these microwave
> ovens. I'm having a lot of trouble identifying the
> things that aren't
> obvious like caps, transformers, diodes, magnetrons,
> and fans. I have found
> a lot of relays but all the ones I have seen so far
> are marked 24V. There
> are a lot of small round metal objects with two
> leads attached. They appear
> to be sensors of some kind. Do you know what these
> might be? I have one MW
> that was mounted over a stove and it has a nice AC
> motor that drives the
> exhaust fan. This is the biggest oven I got but it
> has the tiniest transformer!
> Paul
> Think Positive
>
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> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Expensive hobby
>
>  > Original poster: "Brian"
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>  >
>  > Hi, glad to hear it, nice to have a little gold
> mine, yea i bet they frown
>  > on blind hunting license too...the japanese
> screws are usually self tapping
>  > come in real handy too. some of the older
> microwaves have nice high voltage
>  > relays and other neat stuff. also triac's mounted
> on a good heatsink. I bet
>  > that big uwave oven was commercial probably
> Amana, enough power to heat
>  > 40 hamburgers at once. cul brian f.
>  >
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>  > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:10 PM
>  > Subject: Expensive hobby
>  >
>  >
>  > > Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie"
>
<<mailto:pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  > >
>  > > Everybody who responded to my post,
>  > >
>  > > Well, thanks a million to all of you for all of
> your advice both serious
>  > > and not so serious!!! I can't drive, the
> government frowns on blind people
>  > > trying to drive for some reason, so my 27 year
> old son came over and took
>  > > me around to a couple of appliance repair
> places. One owner was very
>  > > friendly and curious about what I planned to do
> with old microwaves. I
>  > told
>  > > him about Tesla coils and some other esoteric
> HV stuff and he got really
>  > > interested and said he would like to help
> however he can. How about
>  > that??!!
>  > >
>  > > He went in the back and came out with these 2
> honker MOT's that he said he
>  > > took out of the biggest, most powerful,
> commercial microwave he has ever
>  > > seen or heard of. He said they were both in the
> same microwave and that it
>  > > was rated at 2500 watts! He then took us out
> back and showed us 9
>  > > microwaves that he said we could have. He also
> said that if I want to
>  > > scrounge parts out of old TV's, washing
> machines, refrigerators, stoves,
>  > > dryers, or whatever, just let him know. The
> first microwave I opened has a
>  > > 4000 V transformer and is rated 1500 watts.
> They all have the HV AC caps,
>  > > of course and Peter Terren tells me that I will
> find all kind of HV
>  > goodies
>  > > in the newer microwaves, like HV rectifier
> bridges and such.
>  > >
>  > > So, now that I have found this goldmine, do you
> guys have any suggestions
>  > > about things I can scrounge besides microwaves?
> I was looking at a barrel
>  > > he had full of stove top and oven elements that
> appeared to be OK. I
>  > > couldn't find any burned out spots or anything
> that indicated they were
>  > > non-functional. I was thinking that these would
> make some incredibly
>  > robust
>  > > low ohm resistors for current limiting maybe or
> something similar??
>  > >
>  > > I am just absolutely sure that you guys have a
> mother load of advice for
>  > me
>  > > about this. Please???!!! I really do feel like
> I hit the proverbial
>  > > jackpot. He says for me to check with him once
> a week and I can come by
>  > and
>  > > pick through whatever he has gotten in that
> people have decided not to
>  > pick
>  > > up for whatever reason. He wouldn't even accept
> any compensation.
>  > >
>  > > I am not a greedy person, at all. I am more
> than willing to share my good
>  > > fortune with those of you who don't have access
> to anything like this. If
>  > > anyone needs anything that they think I might
> be able to get for them,
>  > drop
>  > > me an email and I'll do my best to help you
> out, within reason.
>  > > Best regards.
>  > > Paul
>  > > Think Positive (it worked for me!)
>  > >
>  > > The other shop, though not as friendly, said
> that I could come back and
>  > get
>  > > some of their defunct equipment as well. They
> said that they were just too
>  > > busy to help me out right then. So, I may have
> access to even more stuff.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >