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Microwave Transformer Wood Burning. Only incandescent will work, fluorescent or cfl will probably just burn up. How to make and wire the microwave transformer for lichtenberg figures burning wood with electricity.
The first step is to determine the size of the microwave you will be using. How to make and wire the microwave transformer for lichtenberg figures burning wood with electricity. Determine the size of the microwave.
I show how i built my lichtenberg wood burning machine from a microwave oven transformer to make lichtenberg figures or fractal burns. The first step is to determine the size of the microwave you will be using. I have other videos coming that show the details of how i built the.
This will only protect the transformer. I've put together a simple video showing how mine is cu. Microwave transformers use one of the hv leads connected to the transformer case which is earth ground in a microwave.
Determine the size of the microwave. How to make and wire the microwave transformer for lichtenberg figures burning wood with electricity. If you do not have a good understanding of electricity, do not attempt this, if used improperly this machine can be dangerous.
Only incandescent will work, fluorescent or cfl will probably just burn up. Reardon describes fractal wood burning in detail in the video above (skip ahead to 7:20).first, people take a discarded microwave and remove the transformer from inside it.
