6000Vdc power supply built from a microwave oven transformer

Great video but there's one very important thing missing at the beginning of the video. The capacitor from the microwave holds a massive amount of voltage and sometimes the resistor that is responsible for bleeding out the capacitor fails, creating a deadly trap for whoever touches it. ALWAYS SAFELY DISCHARGE ANY CAPACITORS YOU ARE WORKING WITH AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH HIGH VOLTAGE BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO BUILD THIS POWER SUPPLY. Every year people die because they put they hand where they are not supposed to.

Hands down, one of the best damn explanations of the electronic parts of a microwave and their function i have seen

You sir, are a master educator. I've worked in both K-12 and adult education/training for computer technicians. Your explanations,pacing, and use of visuals are awesome.

Anyone who needs this much of an explanation of Ohm's law and voltage dividers has no business working with such high voltages.

I will add AWESOME since it was not used yet. I spent a career in electronics and related tasks, but I have never seen a finer video. Even for myself it presents great explanations and illustrations for a good basic ohms law review. I look forward to the rest of your presentations. I agree with the other constructive comments especially those related to safety. I might add a caution to remove all jewelry when working with these voltages. Safety here can not be over stated. Thank you

My mind is blown, I have watched 10's of videos on microwaves, MOTs, and magnetron's, and this is the best and most comprehensive, you deserve more subscribers, and I'm sure you'll have them if your other content is as great as this.

Excellent video, brilliant explanation. The power transformer still has a shunt in between the coils as well. I have de-shunted the MOT and used them successfully for zapping wasps.

This is exactly the Microwave Transformer video that I have been looking for. Clear explanation of the process and most importantly clear explanation of how these transformers behave.

Everyone seems to be impressed by the depth of the video… I was flabbergasted when he used the stick to point components. I wish everyone did that!!!

This feels like a proof of one of those crazy questions from a physics textbook. Thank you for a imaginative learning experience.

Thank you for this magnificently produced presentation. I never leave comments but this one deserved it.

aaaand, the good youtuber I found who's explaining stuff using the right ways that work with my brain, he actually stopped making videos years ago, this is happening too often, very sad.

I am totally in awe with the cadence and speed of your lecture. Most of the electrical stuff is beyond me but I am now studying how you speak in the video. I hope to emulate you (in a different subject). Thank you.

I really enjoy your way of presenting all the components. I wish more people would be as educational as yourself. thank you and kudos for a great learning experience 👏

First off, I really enjoyed the content on this video. I'll consider this as a reference for my own projects using a uWave oven transformer based supply. Considering the potential danger here, I did want to make some comments on safety. Having worked at Los Alamos National Labs in the Pulse Power world for many years, I was made to go to extensive high voltage safety courses yearly. It was not my intent to be a nit-picker but some things I saw in the video triggered me so I felt I should say something. A. The leather/cotton gloves are a *no no*. If they become damp, or the working environment is humid, those particular gloves can be more dangerous to rely on than not using gloves at all. B. Your power switch (IMO) is too close to the work. One should create a safety operating procedure for working with high voltage that does not involve exposing the operator to undue proximity to the high voltage work to energize or de-energize the system. C. We were taught to always assume the system is energized and in the case of high voltage systems with storage capacitors, we were to create an operating procedure for safing the system. One component of safing the system was a discharging procedure, and then a safing (shorting) procedure. Typically the discharging was done with a shorting hook or some kind of insulated probe, a grounding clip, and usually an integral discharge resistor. Finally the system would be strapped or shorted across the output leads for maintenance, configuration, or storage. E. I recommend an insulated guard around HV connections to mitigate accidental contact of the operator against the terminals or creating an unintentional HV circuit with extraneous conductors that might come in contact with the terminals during operation. I thought the safety glasses recommendation was a very good one. Having had high power components explode and hit me in the face, I can attest to their value in this kind of work And finally, for your own safety, I recommend you lead your presentation with a disclaimer. :D

Would love to see more videos from you. Just stumbled across your content.

So much here to appreciate. A very well organized sequence with supporting calculations, consistent tempo and a great lecture voice. Just outstanding. In this design, I can’t help wonder about output lead insulation proximity to the enclosure face holes, and potential for plasma arcing through the chassis. I see great care with the panel face wing nut lugs, but the two cables seem very close. I’d love to understand how he arrived at the cable insulation.

Kudos my friend, that is probably the best explanation of a proper calculation test of any power supply I've ever seen and heard. I can't wait to see some of your other videos and I will be building one of these power supplies with of course a active cooling fan. Thanks again

One of the best electronics youtube videos I have seen. In fact I will just rate it the best! You would make an excellent teacher for electronics, as the best teachers are the ones who can simplify a complex subject like you have with this one. An important video to teach right also, as safety is a massive concern here. Looking at the below comments, I'm not the only one who appreciates the clarity of this video. A big thank you for your efforts, so much appreciated! :)

Great video. I've used the same full wave doubler you use. Works well with zvs drivers powering AC flybacks too. You can double and even triple the voltage of your ferrite core transformers.