How To Take Apart A Microwave

Step 17 Heating tubes

Very strangely, my microwave has two quartz halogen heater tubes.

If you have those tubes, you could use it to make your own heater, or you can salvage the tubes for the nichrome wire (heating element) and use it for some of your other experiments...

Comments

[riff raff]

I believe those are "browning" tubes, to make your food more "grilled-like."

[flavors23]

the heaters are to heat the magnetron. not sure why but i know that it needs to be warmed up. the thermal fuses could be to shut them off when it gets warm

[dog digger]

no they're not :)

[dog digger]

No. That microwave is a grill too.
Look right next to the warning sticker on step 2

[teensciencenerd]

you could put this in front of the fan and make a heater

[iBurn]

Hey Plas, how about you use those things to heat your shop.
=P
Just get another 20 of them.

[TechNerd1012]

thats a good idea

[Owzcarde]

you should use microwaves to heat your shop

[iBurn]

Worst case scenario you explode...
=P

[Plasmana]

...Unless you run it a VERY low power.

[Derin]

get another fan,put the coins in the intake and bam...instant heater

[xBrainstormerx]

How do you make them work Plasmana?

[Plasmana]

By giving them mains power.