Keep in mind that the typical microwave oven power supply will be able to deliver about 100 times more power than sufficient to blow the ion pump to bits, in addition to the operator if he is not careful.
I would advise against even trying, even though operating the transformer with a 40W incandescent bulb in series with the primary would probably get you close, as long as you can still find an incandescent bulb, that is... On a side note, I recently had a Panasonic microwave oven which had a switching supply (it was very light, but still rated 1200W). That would probably open up all sorts of hacking possibilities. The oven was much less than $100 at SAM's club. Unfortunately, the oven went with the rest of my stuff in the divorce settlement before I had a chance to open it... Didier -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Stake Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:05 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 4 KV Power Supply Recommendations What is the operating voltage of the magnetron in a domestic microwave oven? Although VERY HAZARDOUS, it might be possible to adapt the PSU from an old one? Chris Stake _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
