Our microwave quit working several years ago and while at a local hardware store I asked if they carried microwaves because ours had died. He asked if I had checked the fuse in the microwave. I told him I didn't realize there was one. He proceeded to show me replacement cartridge fuses and told me they are immediately inside the microwave where the power cord enters. I went home and tried to take the outer cabinet screws out and discovered they are security torx, a torx fitting with a protruding pin in the middle, something I didn't have, so I used a dremel to cut a groove for a slotted screwdriver. Found the fuse and used a multi-meter, and found no continuity. Went to the hardware store, bought a new fuse for less than 3 bucks, put it in buttoned everything up and the microwave worked like a new one. Makes me wonder how many "junk" microwaves only need a new fuse.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

That's a great tip, my friend! Thanks for posting!

@karlbirkirflosason8190

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I've received a microwave with that exact problem. There are so many electronic devices in our junkyards with such simple to fix failures, it's awful. So often it's the fuse or the filter caps.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of things in the junkyard that could have been fixed. Sometimes I wish we could all get a little taste of the Great Depression. I think 1 year of it would be the best dose.

@jamesortiz5388

7 жыл бұрын

Virgil Caine is my name The torx with a pin in the middle is an easy fix. use a small screwdriver or sturdy knife tip and break the pin off!

@triumphmanful

7 жыл бұрын

You stole my idea ! Dremel is awesome. I don't know how many things I use it for. Just bought some tint diamond drill bits for it. I drill through small flat round stones and glass pendants with water., for the lanyard hole . I etch tiny things in the rocks too. Birds, ships, etc.. They make great gifts !

It's amazing what you can find on youtube at 3am when you can't sleep! Good vid, enjoyed it 👍

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry you can't sleep. If you want to go to sleep, watch my extremely lame video on how to make punch: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIqcqKSQnJWohpc.html It's so boring, it will put you in a coma!

@记住天安门广场

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, interesting video but you are not missing anything if you fall back to sleep. My favorite kind.

Some people are attracted to magnets, others are repulsed. There are both positive and negative comments on the subject. Then there are electromagnets, but I don't know the current thinking on them. Seems like people are poles apart on the topic!

@BatheHerWellAndBringHerToMe

6 жыл бұрын

Alan from Brooklyn Very well said !

@BatheHerWellAndBringHerToMe

6 жыл бұрын

Alan from Brooklyn It seems that the magnet business is picking up.

@davidwilkes3966

6 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape

6 жыл бұрын

U punny

@Newmath907

5 жыл бұрын

Electricity, Gravity and Magnetism are different expressions of the same energy field

This video is much appreciated. Well presented with good info. We have recycle electronic bins...I picked up a discarded microwave and kept myself entertained for the evening. I'm 'older'. Turn the clock back 40 years and people salvaged 'everything' for screws, brackets, wiring, etc. I miss those 'get our hands dirty ' days. Yes, those were the folks who got us to the Moon.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

yes! I have 2 big boxes in my shop that's labeled "CHOP". like "chop shop".... I throw hardware and other useful items in this boxes that I chop from old junk before I discard.

Back in 1971 I needed to install a new part in our TV and when I took the back off and reached in to remove the old part I touched the capacitor and let me tell you I'm 71 years old now and I still remember how bad that thing shocked me ! I had no idea it held power after I unplugged it so take warning when he said don't touch it !!

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

AMEN, my brother!

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

HA!

@johnm.evangelis693

7 жыл бұрын

You're a smart man!!!

@phpdepot

7 жыл бұрын

Indrid Cold: a potentially lethal game you used to play. he should have just destroyed you anyway but i suppose you are a quick learner so it worked out ok or so i am told

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

BTW: back in 1971.......... i was negative one year in age.

Hey Phil, just a word on safety. On the Capacitors: ALWAYS discharge a capacitor BEFORE starting work on any circuit. Don't cut any wires, loosen any screws, or poke around with fingers or instruments. Discharging with the screwdriver method is an acceptable way for these capacitors. Some, not these, can hold so much power that they can melt screwdriver blades! (Those have to be discharged through a resistor) The last thing on the safety checklist: Safety glasses! You never know if or when the tube might shatter. Wrestling the bracket off, or prying the magnets out could shatter the tube. Some are cracked already which is why the unit failed. Some tubes are glass, some ceramic, some have a metal shield, some do not. The 'don't inhale' thing, is that a small percentage of the 1200 watt and larger type have a small amount of Mercury Vapor in them, and the whole range of sizes can sometimes contain Americium. (Just like your smoke detectors do- really, look on the back, there's a label telling you so! AGAIN ALWAYS DISCHARGE CAPACITORS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

John, I always appreciate helpful and intelligent comments! Thanks!

Great video, thanks. I've recently begun taking the tiny rare earth magnets out of broken ear buds. I don't have any projects for them yet, but they're on the fridge when I need them. 🙂

I have dismantled several microwaves for the magnets. They are super strong and can pinch your fingers to the point of a blood blister. I use the magnets for various things, like gripping a dust collector vent on the lathe ways, one on the side of the drill press to hold the chuck key, and so on. Fortunately, I knew about capacitors.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

indeed those magnets are nice!

@douglashall2141

2 жыл бұрын

Garth sheane thank you you answer my question and I'm sure there may be more uses for them

There is also a good hunk of pure copper inside the magnatron as well The motors are also good to have, and the transformers...there is alot of neat stuff you can get electronics wise out of a microwave

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

indeed

I liked the "to remove the door we bent it backwards until it snapped and it come rite off" lol

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

YES!

Thank you for this video! I have several old microwaves and had no clue they had magnets in them. I could use the magnets to make something to pick up rod stubs, metal shards, ....in my weld Bay! This is a huge help to me! Thank you very much!

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Sean!

One of the best tutorials ever, super straight forward and great voiceover! I was able to follow along perfectly and got it out with ease, 10/10 thanks for the video!!

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

so glad you liked my video. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, kit

There's something about magnets that has always fascinated me. The way they work seems almost like magic.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I think most people are fascinated by them. The amount of views I got on this video kind of shows that. Thanks for taking the time to comment, my friend!

@lesterbutt545

5 жыл бұрын

almost like magnet

@jfperkins3

5 жыл бұрын

Now you're talkin! There's something delightful about invisible forces, especially those that seem to defy the invisible force of gravity.

@peterpowell8827

3 жыл бұрын

Its magicnetic

I appreciate your time and efforts to share this with us. Thank you.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! thanks for the nice comment!

8 years later and still responding to everyone's comments!! Kudos to you good sir 👏! You are getting a like and subscribe just for that!

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, DrewG!!!! I really appreciate you! I hope you find my other videos just as useful!

2:40, that copper coil makes a great addition to any tool box. The wire comes in handy for lotsa things at the strangest times. Also, the older microwaves (don't know abt the newer ones) had great little squirrel cage fans that u can take out, wire up and run on house current.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@johnmoyer2849

2 жыл бұрын

I installed one in bathroom. As a vent fan.works well

Shorting a large capacitor with screwdrivers can cause it to explode. You should use a circuit with a resistor and let the energy be converted to heat. Do not touch the resistor, as it may be quite hot.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip, Bryan.

That pink at the top is a ceramic insulator that is made from beryllium oxide. If you break it or chip it and breath the dust you could get berylliosis, an incurable disease of the lungs. The first thing you should have done is wrap that pink insulator with electrical tape.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

lol! I get that comment a lot. I've done my research on this....... it's just like asbestos and popcorn lung. lol. Thanks for watching, and commenting.

I have taken magnets off speakers radios dryers and washing machines , fans, televisions but not microwaves, but know I have a good conceptualization on how to get the magnets from a microwave. Thank you

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Fernando! Thanks for the comment!

Cut the cord off to eliminate the possibility of plugging it in. Unplug it first tho'

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

sometimes I put weird suggestions in my videos so I get feedback. The YT algorithm loves back and forth comments and convo. I know how to play the game.

I just took one out of a microwave and was going to continue to take apart the housing around the magnet and my husband put it out in the trash. I am so livid! These magnets are strong and great in securing things in the car's vehicle trunk.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be mad at your husband....... he loves you!

@brucezar9517

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

I know this is an older video but I am grateful for the information. Thanks for a no nonsense account of removing the magnets. If I neglected to discharge the capacitor, it could turn out differently!! Cheers

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching an commenting, Robert!

My Dad taught me to always take apart any broken elec device just in case you can get it to work. My last microwave I did cut the cord and kept. Then took out the screws and put them in the screw bin. But I stopped then and tossed the microwave. Will have to go further next time. Good stuff thanks!

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

I've been told there are plenty of things to keep and/or salvage in a microwave. I keep getting some interesting tips from people. Thanks for the feedback, Jerry!

Sorry if this has already been said but let's not forget that there's actually three magnets, not two, inside of a microwave. Don't forget about the neodymium magnet inside the turntable motor. it's tiny but mighty 😜

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, James!

My wife was like... "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" Especially that our microwave still works. They just can't see the beauties of science.

@joeslob1199

7 жыл бұрын

have her nuke a bulb in it. then she'll flip out.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

or an old Hot Wheels car

@gdr4397

7 жыл бұрын

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I first took apart a magnetron 55 years ago. It was a take out from a post ww2 radar unit. What I got out of it were two HUGE alnico magnets in aluminum jackets. Taking things apart is a great way to learn.

@ralphsayin5809

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Pendleton bb

@ralphsayin5809

5 жыл бұрын

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@ralphsayin5809

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Pendleton gfgggggguy

@kevdean9967

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've learned I'm no good at putting things back together, "A man's got to know his limitations" Dirty Harry Calaghan.

@jfperkins3

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes and yes. There's nothing like taking things apart--plus it's fun.

Thx , now I have learned something new. Never knew where those round,super ,strong magnets came from until now .

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Marsias!

@donaldcarey114

2 жыл бұрын

Speakers are also a good source of magnets.

@campkohler9131

2 жыл бұрын

But they are brittle and can break if dropped, hit, eyc. They are strong-ish, but not as powerful as rare earth magnets used, for example, in disk drives. Some brick-sized ones can't be removed from sheet steel without tools.

I laughed so much my wife called the mental asylum. I am sure I saw this guy in the ward next to me hahahahah

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Was that you next to me with the boot on your head?

@remithunter429

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I put one on the oil filter on my car.No metal in my engine.Ive done this for over 40 years.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard of doing this.

@johnmoyer2849

2 жыл бұрын

Also on my old truck put one on transmission pan.Pulled it to change filter 2 years later and it was a fuzzy gray magnet.

@teekotrain6845

2 жыл бұрын

💯 great use, and an easy and smart addition to your beloved vehicles!!

@TheSilmarillian

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea never thought of that

@dirtydancingdk

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett usually there is installed a magnet in the oil sump pan of your engine.

I messed with the flux capacitor and went back to my high school days.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Did you buy Walmart stock?

I started playing this video but then I ran to the hardware store to by a bag of magnets. When I got home the video was still playing.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

rrriiiiiiiggggghhhhhtttttt

@KaleidoscopeJunkie

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Martie ! You wasted money on gas and weak magnets. Did you also pick up some overpriced, lousy fast food?

I have taken apart many microwaves for the components, and all capacitors I have encountered have a bleeder resistor attached to drain off any charge from the capacitor.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

That's good to know!

Microwave capacitors usually have a bleed resistor built in. I've never come across one that holds its charge for more than a few minutes. But it's best to short it just in case.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

yes indeed

It was the twenty second day of April, in the year 2021, when i finally realized that microwaves use magnets! I'll crawl back under my rock now.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

HA! yes!

@tubularap

3 жыл бұрын

I feel even worse. In my country (Netherlands) we use the word "magnetron", and I feel stupid to have never linked that to "magnets".

@tubularap

3 жыл бұрын

Also; the transformers from microwaves are used by some hardcore magnet fishers to DIY a very strong electro-magnet that is suspended from an hydraulic garage crane, to lift heavy objects like motorbikes from the waters.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

I love watching the magnet fishing videos. When magnet fishing became popular, my video started getting A LOT of views. It's been good for business!

@sharit7970

3 жыл бұрын

@@tubularap Haha...same! I just picked up a microwave by the side of the road simply for the magnets. Only after I realized they were in the 'magnetron' did I realize that's where the magnets were...and why it was named magnetron... : /

I have almost zero idea about this sort of thing, but when he cut the cable and took the top off, I immediately wondered, “do microwaves have capacitors?”. So, yes. Yes they do.

Amazing that you still reply 11 years on 👏 I have missed out on magnets on 3 or 4 microwaves so will be sure to try next time, thank you

@PhilCrockett

9 ай бұрын

I have been replying all these years because I love my subscribers. Glad I could help you out even if you don't subscribe. Hope my other videos will help you out as well

Going to collect the capacitors so I can go back to the future

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

Please look me up and tell me to do a more professional job on making this video. Bring me some new editing software. Thanks.

You've turned something interesting into a painstakingly slow vid with freeze frames and all !!

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

YES! I agree. This is one of my old videos back before I had good software and experience. Thanks for your professional critique. I will have to check your channel out for some pointers. Thanks, G4R!

@Mr_Smith_369

6 жыл бұрын

G4R trolling 5 year old vids ?

@brucezar9517

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

Thanks Phil. Very informative. We shouldn't be wasting anything. Reuse everything we can. Peace.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

agree!

I remember a friend of mine's big brother removing a small capacitor from a distributor and handing it to me when I was a kid. Of course he made sure I got a hold of the wire and the housing. POW! And that's how I learned about capacitors.

@HazardSports

6 жыл бұрын

Finally it's Ed Yea, that’s back when we were kids - just being kids! These days most kids would be “traumatized”!

@buckbundy8642

6 жыл бұрын

Capacitors are fun! 😉

@finallyitsed2191

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, I'm still traumatized. That's why I'm on KZread. It calms me down. Wait... maybe I'm just old, that's what calms me down. Dang it.

@frankoldman5255

6 жыл бұрын

I was watching a friend in a TV shop work on a TV. He reached up and laid a charged high voltage capacitor on the foam pad on the TV I was leaning on and of course I picked it up. The laughter was tempered by the fact that it barely missed a picture tube when I threw it across the room.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

ziznf!

Dont mess with the Flux Capacitor you might go back in time.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

If I could go back in time, I would have redone this video using better software, and less worthless still shots.

@dconfused9919

3 жыл бұрын

No worries. Not without the Libbians plutonium!

That’s right, never ever trust that the capacitor is discharged, always treat it like it will kill you if it has the chance.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

right!

My auto mechanic sewed a pair of these ring magnets in an old wool blanket making the blanket into a fender drape protector that stays in place.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

I love that!

Better make sure that capacitor is TOTALLY discharged before you touch any of the high tension side of the circuit. Being an ex commercial microwave/induction engineer one of the first things you are told at the Panasonic training seminar is that capacitor will hold 2500 volts at 10 amps. Thats not a 'ouch that hurts'... thats a 'he was thrown across the room and then his heart stopped, and thats why he is now 6ft under. Rest in peace'. Its a killer. The bleed diode is supposed to remove the charge in the capacitor over a period of time (in this case the black package on the right terminal to chassis), but they can go open circuit and the capacitor remains charged. As a side note, a fuse NEVER blows in a microwave for no reason, it is usually lazy door switches/mech. Never 'just' replace a fuse.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

great comment, Jason!

I charge up the capacitor and leave it in the break room for unsuspecting victims. What a gag.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

nice

@timgoodsell2707

2 жыл бұрын

It has a bleed resistor inside, it doesn't hold a charge for very long.

@jimmcadoo9199

2 жыл бұрын

Ya that would be Kool do a video

@dennistaylor6486

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett Make a door knob buzzer and keep the welcome mat wet!

Good video, but it should come with another warning....The little pink, sometimes white ceramic ring around the end of the antenna, the part that points toward the micro wave cabinet or cavity, can be deadly, if shattered and the dust inhaled....No treatment can help once it's in your lungs...Just a heads up.

@BillAnt

5 жыл бұрын

While beryllium oxide used in the magnetron is safe in solid form, it's dangerous in powder form and inhaled which can cause berylliosis. So don't grind the beryllium oxide ceramic insulator and snort it, snort coke instead it's much safer. lol

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

YES! this has been an on-going exhausted topic over the years in this comment section.

@thomasmaughan4798

5 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett It's exhausted once the last comment is made about it ;-)

I do not recommend shorting the capacitors out because of noise sparks and high discharge that may ruin it! Use 60 watt 220 v bulb that will discharge the capacitor slower and without sparks. This I bet you didn't knew about it!

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know about the bulb trick. However, I still say...."don't touch or mess with it at all".

@montefullmer2091

5 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett Bulb's filament acts like a bleeder resistor - to drain the charge from the cap.

These magnets are available cheaply to save extraneous labour of knocking out junk. Speaker magnets are also available, if one has use of it. I pry open magnets from speakers and give it away to kids to play.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

nice

" stars" are called torx screws

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the correction, editing, and emendation.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

these screws eventually gave me the excuse to buy more tools. now I have a nice set of them.

capacitors can actually build up charge from just sitting there, not sure how, maybe some kind of chemical action inside that separates charge or just static in air currents can slowly add static charge that the device stores up. Most high voltage capacitors in microwaves have a large value resistor between the two capacitor terminals that will slowly discharge a charged capacitor. If you have high voltage insulated screwdrivers, you can clip say a 10 megaohm resistor between the two screwdrivers and use this to contact the capacitor terminals and this will discharge the capacitor in about 30-60 seconds. Most people do not have a high voltage test meter (2000 volts) to measure if the capacitor has a charge on it, so making sure to do a discharge and then clipping a shorting wire across the capacitor to make sure it doesn't build a charge again is a good way to make safe this device. Also the ceramic portion of the magnetron antenna that sticks out of the device has beryllium oxide just under the the ceramic surface. DO NOT break or scratch this ceramic or this toxic dust can get airborne and cause nasty bodily pain and distress that can't be reversed.

@PhilCrockett

10 ай бұрын

Best to research this because there is a lot of myths.

@mikepaulski1108

8 ай бұрын

Shalom Aleichem. Please excuse my ignorance, but how would a capacitor get recharged after being removed and discharged? I've been scrapping Microwaves for year's an as a retired mechanic I know how dangerous capacitors an other electrical equipment can be if not handled properly. I didn't realize a capacitor (or did I read it wrong) can recharge itself? I have multimeters that go up to 2,000vts and beyond because I worked on large boat's with high power shore power an one doesn't wanna make a foolish mistake while in a bilge with saltwater in it or any water for that matter. Thank you in advance. Ratson haba b'shem YaHuah Ratson haba b'shem YaHuah

That core in the center of the magnetron contains some very toxic elements! Be careful during the disassembly!

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

The super old microwaves had Be in the insulators. The modern day microwaves uses Aluminum based product

@grouchydropbear3981

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett Thanks for the info!

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@sirclarkmarz

3 жыл бұрын

the toxic material is called beryllium oxide it's in the ceramic like portion of the center core of the magnetron that stuff is like asbestos on steroids avoid breaking damaging or scratching at all costs just a few particles inhaled can result in small cell carcinoma of lungs in a few years

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME TO UNPLUG IT BEFORE I CUT THE CORD!!! That woulda been a BIG helpful TIP! Thanks!

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

ikr!

@en.copedawg2321

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett LOL, subscribed, thanks

@KaleidoscopeJunkie

2 жыл бұрын

Did you get it recorded? :-)

@samuelnugent4852

2 жыл бұрын

Common sense should prevail in all honesty these videos are full step by step there lossly based for you to then research properly your self in all fairness.

@danmcelroy6584

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Easiest way to short a capacitor is drop it in water

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

I never thought about that, but what a great idea! Thanks!

@rogertycholiz2218

7 жыл бұрын

Great idea! There have been cases of guys going into cardiac arrest.

@normanmartin7029

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Jenery b

@sirgalah561

7 жыл бұрын

Would the capacitor short if you threw the microwave in a pool???

@thudthedestroyer515

7 жыл бұрын

If it has a charge it may explode. Would not recommend doing this!

old tvs can hold voltage for months and sometimes years and still kill

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

yes. there are a lot of deadly things out there. I grew up with electric fences crossing the countryside. some were 110V to keep bulls in. Most of the deadly stats were from people who had pre-existing heart conditions.

Excellent video, I love seeing how things work and I'm glad I watched it, you spoke so clear and gave good caution...liked your ideas, reasons for getting magnets and links on your description. Thank you!

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

The capacitors of any microwave from mid 1990s should have a discharge resistor built in so as soon as its finished cooking the cap discharges, ive scrapped thousands of MW never come across a charged cap, even old 1980s, what you need to beware of is the Beryllium ceramic as the dust from it if chipped nasty stuff, yes the purple / pink bit of the magnetron tube! . Most newer mw no longer use beryllium but you must be aware its deadly stuff like asbestos and only takes a small amount thats the scary part! Check my vids out of me blowing stuff up with thr transformer from one.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

Great post! Hope other's read it. Thanks!

You might tell the viewers to use only their right hand and not to touch any part of the MicroWave while shorting out the capacitor. (Tesla used to tie his left hand behind his back so he couldn't accidentally shock his heart on the left side ). I'd prob use a piece of 12-2 solid wire bent in a U" shape to short it out myself.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

didn't know that about Tesla. hmmmm.

@InventPeace1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, of course he was dealing with millions of volts , able to throw lightening bolts across the yard. etc. But the theory of never using left hand even for stabilizing something electric while right hand does the actual work is a good one. Better to shock 220v down your right side to your foot than across the chest to left arm, right? I got a question: why aren't stirling engine generators for sale everywhere? I can't seem to find any that are at least 5 HP for sale at all really, can you? The idea is to heat one cylinder with some fuel (ie wood, coal, gas, lpn gas, solar , etc) and the engine runs and drives generator to produce electric on the order of 5000 watts (loose approximation is that a 5HP engine is needed to drive a 5000 watt generator). And Stirling in 1816 (?) invented a hot air closed loop air engine that has the highest efficiency of any engine ever so far as I know (he was amazingly a pastor of a church in england). I have seen a simple hot air engine open to air (not closed loop air cycle), it was used to run orange processing equipment in the Florida citrus industry and was 1 HP... it burned coal to heat air to drive a piston connected to a pulley which was connected via belts to the equipment.

after watching this I've removed the magnets out of every thing in my house, and I still don't have enough!

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

You're my kind of friend, Kyle. Us crazy people need to stick together.

@michaelchapman6712

4 жыл бұрын

Good I thought I was the only one 😅

you only need to release the magnetron housing plate on one side. it will then be easy to remove, giving you access to one magnet. than bend both sides of the housing to reach the second magnet

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for leaving this tip, Ron

I stripped the guts out of a small microwave and made it into a letter box. Where I live in far north Queensland (Aust) we get meters of rain every year so now the mail is dry and it's big enough for small parcels. Didn't need the magnets as I have enough of them. Good video though.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

That is a genius idea, Sam! I like the microwave mailbox idea a lot

Thank God this guy is not a surgeon!!... it will tear down the patient with a chain saw to do an appendectomy 8-| .... So, Basically you destroy, like 100 dollars of spare parts and recyclable parts for get some Ferrite Magnets, that cost, what? A couple of cents in any hardware store?... brilliant!

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

Ramdileo, I too am thanking my Lord Jesus that I'm not a surgeon. I simply just like (destroying) a microwave in order salvage the free magnets. BTW....if these cost 2 cents for 2 magnets, please tell me where to get them. I would love to purchase these at such a great price. You must have the "inside deal" on these. Please let me know. one cent per magnet!!!! That's awesome dude!!!! Please let us ALL know!!!!

@cdbvcxvcbvcx6614

7 жыл бұрын

If there ware big strong Neodymium magnets i would understand if he took those out but Ferrite Magnets are not that useful but the micro had a big transformer there that one could be worth saving

I use the magnets on my car oil filter and transmission pan.Ive been doing this for over 30 years

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

That's a genius idea! Keep those shavings out of the engine. Thanks for the great tip!

@austexus

7 жыл бұрын

many cars have magnets in the drain plugs so you can directly capture the shavings and clean them off the plug when changing fluids. In the pan you have to drop the plan to clean them, and if you don't the filings will build up and one day when you hit a bump and the magnet is knocked off, you end up releasing years of accumulated filings into the fluid. Use a magnetic drain plug NOT a magnet on the pan.

wish i kept my convection MW. Just tossed it last month, it died after16yrs. Always liked magnets for science projects and amazed at how powerful they can be, especially Neodymium ones.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

the older and bigger and heavier the microwave, the bigger and better the magnets are.they are crazy powerfull i put three on a pole and go magnet fishing in my river.,the first thing i pulled up was a microwave...if you put 5 on a bench and dont pay attention they will slam together and crush you fingers .

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! very true!

Have these magnets become worth more than gold or something? Maybe this guy just has a lot of spare time on his hands.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

I just don’t like throwing out the magnets with the microwave. It’s like throwing out money with an old wallet. Look at my video description to see the kind of uses I have for them. Thanks for the comment.

@tomtomlin7127

4 жыл бұрын

He's 2nd job it counting blades of grass on the lawn.

@61zulu77

4 жыл бұрын

magnets have many uses, bro

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

His 3rd job is washing and waxing rain water.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

indeed, Charles!

I love Alnico magnets "vintage speakers" ..these Mud magnets are cheap - but did learn a microwave has magnets i never knew about, so thanks i guess.. Might come in handy building my DIY 50" speaker from "back to the future" eh

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds reasonable to me!

I love the way you applied safety means in removing the magnet. Just like active energy, we don't play with safety. Thanks for sharing

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked my video, Active Energy!

I must admit I've never taken apart a microwave despite having taken apart almost everything else you can imagine because I basically make most of my money doing bulk garbage days twice a year. I only take stuff apart for cannibalisation and/or recycling IF and only IF I can't fix and then sell it. Reason I don't take microwaves is that they take up too much space, they're too heavy, and not very profitable to sell. Hence, I'm careful about what goes in my hatchback. For big stuff like microwaves, toasters, vacuum cleaners, deep fryers, TVs, etc. I just cut the cord off AND the plug. 1 night I typically get about 2 bags of 10 kilos gross weight which is about 3 kilos of pure Cu. It's patooshkah but better than leaving there for someone else to take. I do save some with the plugs in case I find something I do need which has had the cord cut so I can reattach it. I've seen guys smash the backs of TVs so they can rip off the head and the wire that goes around the tube but that's only an additional kilo and makes too much noise and rubble. The most valuable part of the microwave would be the transformer because you can make an arc welder out of it by hacksawing off the primary coil, threading in 1 turn of a standard high-wattage 240 V power cable and making IT the secondary. For metals you can earn more money collecting aluminium, keyboards for Silver content, and printer heads and/or the ink cartridges for Gold. Same with whole computers. The metals are your bread and butter but what REALLY makes it profitable are the incidentals, like antiques, art, the occasional brand-name handbag, etc. You basically have to be an expert on everything that sells well on eBay. I always take handbags because nobody else does. I also sell tons of them, most for very low prices. But the real reason I take them is that most of them do contain change (even Reichsmarks in one instance), and occasionally something much better, like pills. One time I found 235 Deutschmarks in a handbag because apparently they thought they were useless but you can still exchange them in perpetuity at the Bundesbank for Euros. I find good shit all the time, like an ounce of Gold I'm looking at right now. Had it tested, and it's the real thing. Found that inside an old beer stein. Those sell real well too by the way. Sometimes I find totally off-the-wall items like a Nepalese kukri knife from the 17th century that sold for over 300 Euros. I'm like: how did THIS get into somebody's garbage in southern Germany?

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

that's a lot of words

@pappy451

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett i get the impression Sun Rabbit is a fast talker .

@crazyfingers19

3 жыл бұрын

@@pappy451 hence the need for (or caused by) the pills. 😏😋

Well, i had a General Electric OTS (over the stove) microwave rated at 900 watts. Not only did its interlocks fail, but its controller failed as well, which resulted in the magnetron turning on when the door opened. Took the thing apart, and i actually took the MAGNETRON apart. Decided to use one as a coaster for my glass, and i still use it on my desk, in my room, even as i Ramble On. -Franz Ferdinand VIII

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

excellent!

Those pink parts are the highly toxic beryllium oxide used as an insulator that will tolerate very high temperatures. Personally I wouldn't mess with the magnetrons even if there are some free magnets to be had.

@alanbrown397

7 жыл бұрын

"Highly toxic" is an understatement. Beryllium is one of the more carcinogenic substances you'll find outside a laboratory. You really don't want to breathe any kind of dust. BTW: it's safer to used a 10M ohm resistor to short the capacitor, It saves having chunks eaten out of your screwdriver and you can leave it in situ. Those HVDC caps have a nasty tendency to "build back charge" after being shorted out.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I hope people will read it. There are a lot of people out there that are chopping microwaves without any education or research at all. Maybe your comment will help keep someone safe.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of over-inflated opinions on the subject of beryllium parts. The danger comes from fine particles over time, or from large quantities in a short time. The beryllium has to be fine particles that are airborne and inhaled. This is usually in a mining or factory situation. Even some spark plugs are made of the stuff. I think it's interesting that people ingested beryllium at one time due to it's sweet flavor. I for one, am not going to test that!! In order to keep the conversation intelligent, here's a great read: www.livescience.com/28641-beryllium.html

@dumbassdriversofdenver9113

3 жыл бұрын

Myth. They do not use beryllium oxide in residential microwaves. They use aluminum oxide. Aluminum oxide is perfectly suitable for use in a 2000w magnetron and cost $700 a ton. Beryllium oxide is only used in very high power microwave applications. It can be found in expensive high power commercial microwaves and in radar applications. It's $980 for 100 grams of beryllium oxide. A residential microwave would run like $2000 if they used beryllium oxide which is not needed for residential applications. Anything containing beryllium oxide carries a warning label to prevent the manufacturer from being sued into bankruptcy for what would obviously be gross negligence. Why use an unnecessarily expensive and toxic substance when a cheap, readily available, and safe one will do the job just fine?

@1mikewalsh

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you don't inhale beryllium it's perfectly safe to work with. So you keep it wet, right?

As one who is curious about microwave ‘guts’, but have never taken one apart, thanks for the adventure/tour. It makes me want to research how a ‘magnetron’ works.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

No prob, Rick!

I'm a dollar late and a day short but, you can use a flat head screw driver to take out security screws

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@MaryAnnNytowl

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on the size of the blade, yep. There's also some that you can use a square tip on, too. Done that more than once, especially or stuff I'm just scrapping. 😁

@charritolopez8223

2 жыл бұрын

or a knife

@campkohler9131

2 жыл бұрын

You mean slotted screwdriver. Flathead refers to the shape of the head, not its driving means. Besides simply buying a cheap Torx anti-tamper bit, there is another way if you have a regular Torx bit. Hold a slotted tip against the little rod in the center of the screw and give it a whack. The rod is brittle and will break off, allowing the regular Torx to be used.

I just finished my first microwave magnet adventure and I was impressed how strong the magnets are! They will hold a pistol if you want to conceal one around your home for self defense.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

That's a fantastic idea, Dale! Why didn't I think of that.......

@Hicaliber1

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett I took a picture of my .38 semi-auto pistol hanging from the side of the fridge, but then realized I couldn't include a pic with my comment. 😏

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

YT really needs to figure out how to share pics. I'm always wanting to do that when someone has a question that can be answered with a pic. I always appreciate your comments, Dale. I'm assuming you're a cop?

@Hicaliber1

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett retired and relocated! Lol I wonder if they don't want pictures shared because it's a video channel? LOL

@patrioticbastard5935

4 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with anyone who would have the first thought of "how to use this to conceal a firearm" LOVE YOUR RESPONSE.

WARNING - A plastic coated handle on a pair of pliers is NOT the same as insulated! Only use properly insulated pliers rated at 1000V compliant with EN 60900; VDE0682/201. If you want to stay alive that is.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

Or like the video says....... don't even mess with the capacitor.

He must have wanted those magnets awfully bad.

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

nah.....just didn't want them to be thrown out with the old microwave.

A word about the capacitor. Mfgrs built bleeder resistors inside the capacitors to bleed the high voltage to ground. Look at the numbers on the cap and usually you will see a resistor symbol that is attached to the leads internallly. The resistor has a very high resistance enough to bleed the high voltage down to 0 volts. It's always wise no matter what to go ahead and discharge the cap as a routine precaution. Like this guy says in this video.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Amen!

Make great fridge magnets. For keys, notes etc. Keep away from credit cards, car remotes, your phone, memory cards, computers, tv screens etc.!!!

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! magnets are very useful.......and damaging as well.

I’d rather have a bag of hot popcorn than two magnets.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Broken microwaves don't make popcorn. However, they make great storage for 2 magnets.

You can also use the Magnets for Magnet Fishing....

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

YES! I believe the Magnet Fishing fad is why I started getting more hits on this video.

Phil I want you to know that after first watching your vid a couple months back, yesterday I finally dismantled and salvaged the magnetron out of a big old microwave i'd been planning to.. so cheers :-) -and reading your comments section is a joyful inspiration - I very much appreciate your enlightened attitude - thanks again mate :-D

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help, BD! Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!

"We've taken the door off by opening it as far as it will go until it snaps. Then it comes right off."

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

excellent! Have fun!

@FranzFerdinandVIII

4 жыл бұрын

maybe just thrust the door open as hard as one can? it might snap before the parts get used to that kind of stuff

I prefer the capacitor. You can make great stun guns with them..

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

I stay away from anything that has the word 'stun' in it. I am no stranger to the ER.

@10code4

7 жыл бұрын

LOL, me too!

Wow amazing! Just the kind of expert I need to rebuild my automatic transmission.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

I think David was taking a jab at me. I found it humorous.

@davidwiser3883

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhilCrockett Its all in love buddy.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this kind of treatment, my friend! I live for it!

where I live broken microwaves are sold for $30 on Craigslist, while used microwaves that still work get dumped for free in the scrap trailer where we're allowed to grab whatever we want.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds crazy!

@brucezar9517

2 жыл бұрын

Huh??? lol

You can make a welder using the transformer.

@PhilCrockett

7 жыл бұрын

Now that sounds like something I would definitely do. Thanks for encouraging my bad behavior! HA!

@nebajudebrown7744

4 жыл бұрын

Hi i need more of the video to make weldering machine

Transformer is very easy to rewire to different use. You can easy get good amps for bigger battery charger or car subwoofer amplifier in home usage. I have build my own 400watts using car amplifier and I build in power supply using rewired microwave transformer which gave me over 30 amps. My car battery gave up after playing 30 minutes of havy techno.😃

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

wish I knew how to do that. Make a vid, and I'll watch!

Here we go,very good Magnets Recycling For Experiments.Thanks.

@PhilCrockett

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks

one of the best magnets I have recycled came from a computer hard drive, also from the magnetic emergency trailer lights.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Love those hard drive magnets!

@indridcold8433

4 жыл бұрын

I have lots of old hard drive magnets. I wish they were not the shape they are but they are very strong neodymium magnets. Some analogue televisions have large nickel-iron magnets and stick diodes. But more importantly, large capacitors. Sony has extremely good capacitors in their old analogue televisions. Old analogue home stereo units have excellent transformers and even the zener diode to regulate the lowered voltage to 12 volts. Old AM only transistor radios have germanium diodes, transistors, and variable capacitors. After the fall of Radio Shack, I am constantly salvaging components. I know these components can be purchased from online stores. But when you need a 10 : 1 transformer for a powersupply immediately, a full wave bridge for the same power supply, or inductors for a homemade tank circuit for a resonator circuit, there may not be time to wait for a slow online shipment. The salvaged resistors, capacitors, inductors, schottky diodes, and such are always there. The salvage operations are going on constantly. When I find dead electronics, I take them home for processing.

A useful tip - *don't* trap your fingers between magnets - it's so easy to - and it hurts!

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

indeed! been there done that!

When my microwave quits working I'm doing this.

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Good call

Put a magnet on your car oil filter.Ice done this for 40 years.Older cars transmission pan too.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

I've heard the oil pan tip before. still need to do it.

@janettecoleman2357

6 жыл бұрын

What size magnet?

@patagualianmostly7437

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Doeboy: The idea is it collects any metal partcles from the oil....preventing them going round the system again ...particulary into the bearings. In days of yore, the sump plug had a magnet attached, and so you had a visual clue, whenever you changed the oil, of any trouble brewing.

You must really want magnets 🤷🏻‍♂️

@PhilCrockett

2 жыл бұрын

love those magnets! Lots of uses.

@jeffschwartz5199

2 жыл бұрын

Lol . Yeah , what was the point 🙄

@teekotrain6845

2 жыл бұрын

Picking up nails from a job site, building magnet motors, kinetic art, extracting metals from liquids or powder, hiding a spare key or something somewhere, Rail gun, electric motors, audio speakers, Magnetic container when working on projects to collect small metal parts like screws, nuts, and bolts, Finding true north without a compass, removing algae, Directed energy weapons, organizational tools, magnetic knife strip to hang on your kitchen wall, etc etc etc. Creative types will thrive in the dystopian hell on earth that's approaching. Spend less time in video games and more time in books.

@trueaussie9230

2 жыл бұрын

One can never have too many magnets.

I am SO ATTRACTED to Those Magnets

@APolskiPrince

5 жыл бұрын

The magnets took one look at you and were REPELLED!

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

hehehee

I use these big magnets to find my little screws while I was removing the microwave cover .

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

good call, Tommy!

While in the AF I was an avionic instrumentation service and repair tech. This gave me access to capicitors which I'd charge in a wall socket and then leave lying in a common area of the barracks. It never took very long before someone would pick it up to check it out...Yea I thought that was funny. I digress, if you're concerned about the capicitors found in electronic devices, I'd advise you wear a pair of decent leather gloves. I've worked on a lot of equipment mainly 480v and lower and it's true many of these capicitors hold a charge that's no joke. The ones I referred to earlier were smaller just enough to give someone a good shock without hurting them. Anyway the leather gloves and common sense will get you through anything you'll find in appliances or the old TV's.

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

THanks for the tip!

great detailed explanation of "how to" take door off

@PhilCrockett

6 жыл бұрын

ikr. old video, old software, old school ways. So glad you liked this video on "how to take a door off a microwave".

Great video @PhilCrockett - most people don't realise what an incredible piece of technology that have in their homes: the magnetron. The story of its invention is interesting too, almost accidentally designed to get over a patent relating to triodes (a cathode/anode set up with a 3rd variable voltage in the middle) owned by Western Electric. People couldn't copy this invention, so they started using magnets to influence the flow of current through the triode to get around the patent. Then they discovered at a certain magnet strength, the contraption emitted microwaves (small waves) that could be used heat up water in food. And...your microwave oven has spinning turntable to avoid standing waves, that's why it's there!

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Microwaves are FULL of FUN things

I love magnets. I dont know why, i just do!!

@PhilCrockett

4 жыл бұрын

Aztec,........ I like mag nets and I don't know why. All you other brothers can't deny! ......sorry...... i couldn't help myself. I use to listen to Sir Mix-a-lot when I was in college. Thanks for the memories, my friend! Glad you like my video! How my other vids are just as helpful!

@stripe61

4 жыл бұрын

Aztec Warrior We are electromagnetic beings and so is the the planet we live on.

So violent. It's like watching a brutal murder but you can't look away due to pure curiosity.

@PhilCrockett

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the drama!