Microwave Transformer Lichtenberg Wiring Diagram

I wasn t too familiar with lichtenberg figures themselves as they weren t mentioned in any of my engineering classes.
Microwave transformer lichtenberg wiring diagram. You can use a microwave transformer to build a machine that will produce lichtenberg figures. Microwave transformers generate about 2000v ac so all i had to do other than get the transformer out of the microwave was get the wiring set up. One thing about microwave transformers is that without a ballast mot s draw high amounts of current in the 30 amperes range if using 120 volt mains. The videos should give you good idea of the final product i m using only one of the 2 transformers.
May 13 2019 explore glasperw s board microwave transformer on pinterest. See more ideas about lichtenberg microwave transformer burning wood with electricity. This can trip the breaker it happened to me. For now to hook up the mot get a power cord and strip off the end exposing the live and neutral wires.
So long as you re 100 sure the microwave or whatever device you re harvesting the transformer from is unplugged from the wall the only shock you re at all likely to get is from static. Making lightning tree figures aka lichtenberg figures using the transformer out of a microwave oven that produces about 2000 volts run on 120 vac. Microwave oven transformer high voltage rig. How to make a lichtenberg burner with a microwave transformer.
That said be sure to finish off the project with wire nuts and or electrical tape to make the finished product a heck of a lot safer. We will talk about how to fix that later. Jan 6 2020 explore able acres goat farming wood s board lichtenberg burner for wood followed by 567 people on pinterest. Wood burner tool microwave transformer basic electrical wiring lichtenberg.
For my first instructable i decided to make a high voltage power supply out of 2 microwaves. Lichtenberg figures september 2020. If you liked the metal melter you saw in my previous project here s how you can make your own. In this project you ll learn step by step how to modify a microwave oven transformer into a high current device that can pump out 800 amps of electrical current which is enough amperage to melt metal.