For everyone else out there: I've taken apart a much more expensive built-in induction cook top and found much the same in terms of the coils - I guess because as you say below, it's only good for ~50kHz. It does make pretty good wire for a small Tesla coil primary though. The last time I came across salvageable Litz wire was in a choke in the deflection circuit in a CRT TV, but they're becoming pretty hard to find!
Screws in those legs? I wonder if they would react being so close to the coil? I bought a used induction cooker to convert into a device to heat metal but it works too well for cooking that I can't get myself to chop into it. I just used mine a couple of days ago to reconstitute four half full bottles of honey that had crystalized to a point it would not squeeze out. The induction heater let's me precisely set the water temperature hot enough to dissolve the crystals without being too hot to distort the plastic squeeze bottles. I didn't realize the price had come down so low as I paid a lot more for mine a couple of years ago. I may have to buy another to get back to my induction furnace experiments.
I'm looking at the coilform too. Would it make a good spiderweb antenna for swling? You'd have to rewrap it of course, and size it, but it sure looks like nice spacing.
One should be able to calculate that. Given the resonance, the grid frequency, the wattage, the voltage. So many data, there should be an online calculator to do the math. But i don't feel like checking further in. I'd have to file it under useless knowledge anyhow.
You'll need #44 or #48ga strands of Litz for any appreciable "Coil Q" Benefits compared to reg magnet wire...Non-MW- Radio Induction heater application Litz is likely Not to be near the Strand ga suitable for AM MW radio use ..
I did a video on what I found about Litz. ua-cam.com/video/O0hUYmp_US0/v-deo.html Funny, this and one of your other comments were held up for unacceptable words.
I would start off with this radio: ua-cam.com/video/fLVCqZGpv3U/v-deo.html It does not use Litz. I did a video on Litz and it's for very advanced builders. You might also watch this: ua-cam.com/video/f54BfiRNH9I/v-deo.html
Sorry for the misinformation on what I mistakenly thought was true Litz wire. I did not take into consideration that Chinese manufacturers would come up with a fake Litz wire.
No, I want to thank you. I got to see how it's made; got to share that with everyone else. My friend got an induction cooker. It's a win all around. Please keep those suggestions coming!
Yes, i bet, this is a torture for dogs - unfortunatelly they can't tell us. Considering the impact , a loss of hearing has, i would rethink the use, when pets are around.
That is a steal for 8 bucks. Fan and coil would go right in parts bin. :)
Normally that's what would happen, but a friend wants to torture it to death I think! ;)
For everyone else out there: I've taken apart a much more expensive built-in induction cook top and found much the same in terms of the coils - I guess because as you say below, it's only good for ~50kHz. It does make pretty good wire for a small Tesla coil primary though.
The last time I came across salvageable Litz wire was in a choke in the deflection circuit in a CRT TV, but they're becoming pretty hard to find!
Screws in those legs? I wonder if they would react being so close to the coil?
I bought a used induction cooker to convert into a device to heat metal but it works too well for cooking that I can't get myself to chop into it.
I just used mine a couple of days ago to reconstitute four half full bottles of honey that had crystalized to a point it would not squeeze out.
The induction heater let's me precisely set the water temperature hot enough to dissolve the crystals without being too hot to distort the plastic squeeze bottles.
I didn't realize the price had come down so low as I paid a lot more for mine a couple of years ago. I may have to buy another to get back to my induction furnace experiments.
What is the middle part of the coil called?
I took one apart and kept the heater coil. It does look cool, almost artistic.
Even if the wire isn't litz could it be used for anything?
It is litz, just very, very low frequency. It's not useful for radio. Maybe I could have made an induction forge.
I'm looking at the coilform too. Would it make a good spiderweb antenna for swling? You'd have to rewrap it of course, and size it, but it sure looks like nice spacing.
Hmmmmmm. Had not thought about that.
I was wondering what the inductance of that coil in that inductance cooker is
One should be able to calculate that. Given the resonance, the grid frequency, the wattage, the voltage. So many data, there should be an online calculator to do the math.
But i don't feel like checking further in. I'd have to file it under useless knowledge anyhow.
You'll need #44 or #48ga strands of Litz for any appreciable "Coil Q" Benefits compared to reg magnet wire...Non-MW- Radio Induction heater application Litz is likely Not to be near the Strand ga suitable for AM MW radio use ..
I did a video on what I found about Litz. ua-cam.com/video/O0hUYmp_US0/v-deo.html
Funny, this and one of your other comments were held up for unacceptable words.
Hello im new in this hobi and i want to make a crystal radio any help is welcome:) litz wire can I use any or ?:)
I would start off with this radio:
ua-cam.com/video/fLVCqZGpv3U/v-deo.html
It does not use Litz. I did a video on Litz and it's for very advanced builders.
You might also watch this:
ua-cam.com/video/f54BfiRNH9I/v-deo.html
Sorry for the misinformation on what I mistakenly thought was true Litz wire. I did not take into consideration that Chinese manufacturers would come up with a fake Litz wire.
No, I want to thank you. I got to see how it's made; got to share that with everyone else. My friend got an induction cooker. It's a win all around. Please keep those suggestions coming!
Yes, i bet, this is a torture for dogs - unfortunatelly they can't tell us.
Considering the impact , a loss of hearing has, i would rethink the use, when pets are around.