Microwave Ovens - Transformer vs Inverter Models

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2025

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  • @SpotDog-h7j
    @SpotDog-h7j 2 місяці тому +1

    Inverter microwaves have a transformer but it works at a much higher frequency so it does not need a big heavy iron transformer. Also the ceramic used in the magnetron if shattered the dast is carsonagenic

  • @shaneyork300
    @shaneyork300 6 років тому +8

    The inverter is easier to remove the copper but you get less of it! Great to learn the difference! 👍👍

  • @GilSkillz
    @GilSkillz 6 років тому +11

    Love your stuff man! One of the legendary scrappers of UA-cam for sure! :)

  • @dcheverie
    @dcheverie 6 років тому +1

    Also, I use tin snips to cut a lot of the pieces off inverter boards, etc.. It has longer reach and makes the job a lot easier.

  • @danielmeecham464
    @danielmeecham464 6 років тому +1

    Great job again mate. Thanks for the little more education. Every bit counts!

  • @rookierollhunter8652
    @rookierollhunter8652 6 років тому

    Knowing that they are tiny, I stockpile the switches for the silver contacts inside. Great info on the inverter type microwave.

  • @theaussienurseflipper.8113
    @theaussienurseflipper.8113 Рік тому

    Chris from the ultimate recycler gets $5 per magnet is two magnets in the microwave. It's pretty good value cheers Graham

  • @marks.6480
    @marks.6480 6 років тому +9

    the first time i scrapped one of those inverter microwaves I kept looking for the "hidden" transformer. I felt really cheated when it was missing!

    • @sufsanin1917
      @sufsanin1917 5 місяців тому +1

      And that's how I stumbled upon this video!

    • @lagtoknirvana6920
      @lagtoknirvana6920 5 місяців тому

      Same I just scrap one and I was looking for the transformer and I can't find any I said wtf where is it

  • @toomaskotkas4467
    @toomaskotkas4467 6 років тому +2

    Hey Ben, another very educational video! Could you please make a video about different grades of wire according to your scrapyard and how you personally go about to maximize the profit dealing with it. Thanks.

  • @juliusvalentinas
    @juliusvalentinas Рік тому

    What about difference from the non rotating plate vs. rotating plate?

  • @sam-sq4xs
    @sam-sq4xs 6 років тому +1

    TY very much Ben. Nice vid. Now I know to difference of those micros. But which one is better to valuable? and how much ?

  • @AdeTech-t2s
    @AdeTech-t2s 5 місяців тому +1

    Pls can I use other electromagnet for the inverter microwave

    • @BomJimmy
      @BomJimmy 12 днів тому

      I do it most often as far as sizes are fitting same.

  • @raymondkarlsen9995
    @raymondkarlsen9995 Рік тому

    Do you know of any compact inverter ovens w/o turntable? Looking for something to use in a boat.

  • @Nox665
    @Nox665 5 років тому +2

    Dude, what the fuck!
    14:06 "This stuff here.. Soft coppah" ... Do you even now what that wire is and how much is worth on ebay?
    More than the whole oven at the scrap yard, and a DIYers would pay even more if it's still attached to the rest of the transformer you just crushed to pieces

  • @igbekelemicheal-y6j
    @igbekelemicheal-y6j Рік тому

    Please ordinary microwave magnetron is the same as inverter own? Please I need response.Thanks.

  • @Retinatronics
    @Retinatronics 2 роки тому

    Inverter models does have a transformer but much smaller as it is operating at high frequency.

  • @glenngilbert4045
    @glenngilbert4045 3 роки тому

    What do you do with the microwave magnets thanks?

  • @ernestpetzrick7741
    @ernestpetzrick7741 6 років тому

    Another interesting vid Ben, thanks. My yard pays different price for Cu/Cu transformers vs Cu/Al transformers. I use a wood file to expose the wires to make it easier at the yard.

  • @footrot17
    @footrot17 3 роки тому

    I have only pulled apart 2 mikes, both were copper coated aluminum. Was fun to pull apart but my hands got cut up pretty bad lol.

  • @vint.k1727
    @vint.k1727 3 роки тому

    I just took apart one of these kinds. i was surprised to see no big iron transformer and big high voltage capacitor.

    • @grijzekijker
      @grijzekijker Рік тому

      Yes, where hides that deadly stinger ⚡?

  • @TylerDurden404
    @TylerDurden404 Рік тому

    why is there a fan only in the inverter microwave?

  • @OldDocSilver
    @OldDocSilver 3 роки тому

    You left behind two awesome magnets.

  • @fatimasgarden4879
    @fatimasgarden4879 3 роки тому

    If yes ,then for how much minutes or hours regular ?

  • @mathewsteklenev2251
    @mathewsteklenev2251 Рік тому

    Why not the table spinning motor

  • @alexgause2015
    @alexgause2015 Рік тому

    Drinking game: take a drink every time he says "Copper" and "Aluminium" :)

  • @MarkVanWraiths84
    @MarkVanWraiths84 6 років тому +5

    Megatron , transformers ? The battle of Microwaves ;];p

  • @miinyoo
    @miinyoo 2 роки тому

    Aside from scrapping, inverters are much better cooking devices. The PWM circuit gives you a smooth ramp of power instead of blast food - off - blast cycling. Doesn't superheat the outside of your food as much and cooks more evenly, though it takes longer on lower power which is good. Nevertheless, it's still a microwave.

  • @mohammadhafeezkhanraja4758
    @mohammadhafeezkhanraja4758 6 років тому

    My microwave has no indication when swithed on.fuse ,power supply is ok.so problem in pcb what?i don't know.pl tell how to check power pcb

  • @fatimasgarden4879
    @fatimasgarden4879 3 роки тому

    I wish to purchase it 👍From where I can purchase it in India?

  • @bulla8631
    @bulla8631 9 місяців тому

    the 800watts microwave transformer it’s usually burned out very quickly after long used

  • @grizzlybeardave611
    @grizzlybeardave611 6 років тому

    Thanks Ben.. That is some good information.....

  • @willdwyer6782
    @willdwyer6782 Рік тому

    Inverter microwaves were invented to reduce the shipping weight of the product so manufacturers can save money on shipping costs.

  • @robmiller3156
    @robmiller3156 6 років тому

    Great video keep em coming!!!

  • @1betterthan
    @1betterthan 6 років тому +1

    Thanks Ben..

  • @imunique7469
    @imunique7469 6 років тому +1

    Well done Ben👊

  • @dcheverie
    @dcheverie 6 років тому

    I just scraped a microwave with an inverter as well. Do you know why the thicker copper wire is stranded instead of solid?

    • @station240
      @station240 6 років тому

      I know the answer to that, they use multiple strands as it's:
      a) More efficient, which does matter given 600-900w microwaves.
      b) Earlier to wind, as wire more flexible and easier to pack close together.
      c) Less risk of wires snapping from vibration, solid wire is easier to snap.
      d) Transformer is higher frequency in inverter microwaves, so complex technical reasons behind how the transformer is constructed.

    • @luckygen1001
      @luckygen1001 6 років тому +1

      The only reason why there are multiple strands is because of the skin effect.

    • @dcheverie
      @dcheverie 6 років тому

      Ah, ok. Thank you. :)

  • @joerenaud8292
    @joerenaud8292 2 роки тому

    4 years ago sure you might have a 20% ratio of aluminum to copper but now it's a different story. Here in western Canada you're lucky to find a brick style copper transformer 10% of the time, the other 90% are all aluminum now.

  • @DolezalPetr
    @DolezalPetr 6 років тому +1

    There is no charge left in the capacitor, There cant be, There is a discharging resistor inside

    • @RCM442
      @RCM442 6 років тому

      PETR DOLEZAL When doing work like this, never trust the resistor, they can fail.

    • @DolezalPetr
      @DolezalPetr 6 років тому

      RCM how, they cant burn out

    • @RCM442
      @RCM442 6 років тому

      PETR DOLEZAL resistors can burnout if they get too much voltage, or go open circuit. I've gotten bit by a capacitor that had a resistor that failed.

    • @DolezalPetr
      @DolezalPetr 6 років тому

      ok

  • @rastamanralph6670
    @rastamanralph6670 6 років тому +2

    Great stuff

  • @nicolaschu9599
    @nicolaschu9599 6 років тому

    +eWaste Ben, you can take out the magnetron and sell it with the electric motors.

  • @teddybear1829
    @teddybear1829 5 років тому

    Why do you not talk about the copper spool? the darker copper I’m confused , you even leave them on your motherboards

  • @davepetro5676
    @davepetro5676 2 роки тому

    Dam I repair old Microwave, flatscreen TV, project electronics and refrigerator and fix battery for drill as a hobby.
    I’m looking at all those resistor capacitors ribbon cable . See money thrown away.
    The carpenters had some Milwaukee battery that went bad 12 amp hour
    I fix for him and gave him 5 year warranty on top of that .
    Like I say it a throw away economy
    I call recycle center and bought a pallet of broken flat screen TV last month. They charge me $40 for 100 plus broken Tv.
    Friend will ask me to repair stuff once in a while . If it a really expensive to buy a new one. I like to keep extra parts on Hand.

  • @ephraimt1
    @ephraimt1 6 років тому

    Nice 1 mate!!! I like crafty copper.👍

  • @Iamsuccesspro
    @Iamsuccesspro Рік тому

    What about mosfets and other parts yoy want to recycle reuse repurpose those

  • @ramoshurgaia7651
    @ramoshurgaia7651 3 роки тому +1

    Good job.

  • @robertmason7737
    @robertmason7737 6 років тому

    Hey Mate how are you cleaning the plastic or rubber off AC cords

    • @eWasteBen
      @eWasteBen  6 років тому

      I don't, just sell as is, same value if not better

    • @robertmason7737
      @robertmason7737 6 років тому

      eWaste Ben cool thanks for sharing

  • @mrgreenswelding2853
    @mrgreenswelding2853 6 років тому

    Dont you take the magnets out of the magnatrons?

    • @aimpointftw9404
      @aimpointftw9404 6 років тому +2

      Mr. greens boat tanks and aluminium welding the magnetron have an element inside that causes cancer... there is a ceramic piece inside that when broken and the cover removed will allow the element to go airborne and cause lung cancer

    • @luckygen1001
      @luckygen1001 6 років тому +1

      Don't break the ceramic piece and you will be safe.

    • @marks.6480
      @marks.6480 6 років тому +1

      because accidents never happen to good people, right? Honestly, those magnets are not worth the risk. Need magnets? Scrap speakers but leave the magnatrons alone.

    • @mrgreenswelding2853
      @mrgreenswelding2853 6 років тому

      luckygen1001 lmao!!

    • @aimpointftw9404
      @aimpointftw9404 6 років тому +1

      luckygen1001 if u remove the magnetron cover then u will have a problem

  • @marcusmckenzie9528
    @marcusmckenzie9528 6 років тому

    id take an inverter over a transformer mic any day of the week, did a test recently and for 15 transformer mics, each with 2 coils in them, so out of 30 coils that could have possibly been copper, only 3 were... might have hit a bad run. but it chews up time so i dont bother stripping out mic transformers anymore. just choose to leave them whole. guess id rather keep some time up my sleeve in preference to being punked by aluminium ftransformer coils

    • @bojohannesen4352
      @bojohannesen4352 Рік тому

      Just a shame they only last 2-3 years instead of 20-30 years

  • @wdavid91
    @wdavid91 5 років тому

    You should at least scrap out 1 Megatron you'll be really surprised at how much copper is in there I did it several times but I do love your Channel

  • @judybeckner5623
    @judybeckner5623 5 років тому

    Glad to now know the difference, thanks for sharing Ben

  • @silvercottage1silvercottag391
    @silvercottage1silvercottag391 5 років тому

    don't forget about the turntable motor

  • @rastamanralph6670
    @rastamanralph6670 6 років тому

    Did u know the motor to turn the plate can be used to generate electric?there's videos on UA-cam showing how to do it!👍😉

    • @marks.6480
      @marks.6480 6 років тому

      Every electric motor turns into a generator if you rotate the axle.

  • @ericpham5198
    @ericpham5198 2 роки тому

    Can inverter help cool or freeze water instead of heating as microwave

    • @BomJimmy
      @BomJimmy 12 днів тому

      Get some education.

  • @tabletcasacasa5523
    @tabletcasacasa5523 4 роки тому

    the igbt on the extruded aluminum cost more than everything else scrap

    • @laoluu
      @laoluu 4 роки тому

      My heart was bleeding when he tore into that circuit board. I would have salvaged the caps and the Igbt and some others and toss out the transformer.

  • @dunno6442
    @dunno6442 2 роки тому +1

    I scrapped 5 microwaves and they all had double aluminium transformors, my luck..

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 Рік тому

    Could you use the inverter to power three phase motors ???? Would you let me know if you would sell me the capacitors from the ovens ??? How do you know which transformers have half and half copper aluminum wire ???

  • @TOPROLLER7
    @TOPROLLER7 7 місяців тому

    The converter design is my work from 2017. ....... 🌐7//_🔥

  • @Kaaskop84
    @Kaaskop84 6 років тому

    So the the core is pheryte! Thx!

  • @fatimasgarden4879
    @fatimasgarden4879 3 роки тому

    Sir, I would like to ask can this microwave inverter works properly ?

  • @bulla8631
    @bulla8631 9 місяців тому

    the 7to8 watts microwave transformer is not strong like the 2,000watts transformer

  • @RafalScrapper
    @RafalScrapper 6 років тому

    cool like it

  • @ericpham5198
    @ericpham5198 2 роки тому

    Because true meaning of inverter is 180 degree wave of microwave

  • @nicolaschu9599
    @nicolaschu9599 5 років тому

    Junk Magnetrons can go in with the scrap electric motors!

    • @theq4602
      @theq4602 3 роки тому +1

      No they cant. Magnetrons have ceramic magnets, a tungsten filaments, dangerous aluminum oxide insulators, and almost no copper. They should be sorted in another pile. Or better yet, thrown away and not bothered with.

    • @nicolaschu9599
      @nicolaschu9599 3 роки тому

      @@theq4602 My nonferrous yard buys them as motors, they've been doing it for years. It depends on the scrap yard, the anode and filter have copper.

  • @juliusvalentinas
    @juliusvalentinas Рік тому +1

    Inverter is a scam, they get non working after 2 years.

  • @95rav
    @95rav 8 місяців тому

    Nagnetron probably has more copper than all the wire combined: it is a solid chunk of machined copper.

  • @the-erro1
    @the-erro1 7 місяців тому

    I hate these videos with scraping stuff. Good, i got 2 MOTS for free, from scrap! Now i can my make HV supply 6kV

  • @manystar
    @manystar 6 років тому

    Never buy microwave with inverter tech , the do suck...mine died after only 4 months, apparently the inverter unit is as costly as a new microwave

  • @itonman5837
    @itonman5837 2 роки тому

    Fucken devastator

  • @voornaam3191
    @voornaam3191 9 місяців тому

    What a weird narrator. Does he understand himself? I have doubts.

  • @jugears1081
    @jugears1081 2 роки тому

    You make me laugh because you are not using metric units. (Like bloody Yanks.) Don't your mates ridicule you? haha.

  • @almostfamous9796
    @almostfamous9796 3 роки тому

    Waste of time

  • @kassiman5307
    @kassiman5307 6 років тому

    YUP NICE ..... VIDEO ...! I LIKE IT ..... GO FOR MORE ....