DIY Super Electromagnet
Intro: DIY Super Electromagnet
How to Make a BIG and Powerful Electromagnet with the Primary of the transformer of a microwave oven. Remove the Secondary. With Iron or Steel (ferromagnetic materials) it attracts with a really great strength. With non ferrous metals like aluminum and copper it repels them due to Eddy currents.
11 Comments
PeterK2 7 years ago
Quick question, could you cut off the excess ends of the "E" to lighten it?
bubal 7 years ago
Dashing Rainbow Dash 8 years ago
eyejuice 8 years ago
How long can you keep the magnet on without tripping a breaker? Have mine hooked up to a power strip which trips after a few seconds. Tempted to plug directly into a wall outlet but i dont want to risk overheating the coils.
dmalamas 9 years ago
Hi, could you tell me what is your input source (voltage value) and if this electromagnet works with AC (50 - 100 Hz) input?
Thank you
bubal 9 years ago
230 volt 50 Hz. But if you live in a 120 volt 60 Hz country you will find microwave oven transformers that work with that values so it is more or less the same.
dmalamas 9 years ago
Thank you very much..
artist10 9 years ago
Hi,
What did you connect the wires from the primary core to?
HoboTeaParty 9 years ago
What is the rating on the transformer you used for this?
bubal 9 years ago
cpallette 9 years ago