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"Jimmie D" wrote in message ... Uncle Peter has spoken so i guess i shouldjust give up on the idea. Jimmie Why don't you try one and let us know? It might just need additional filtering if they are using some sort of pulse width control of the klystron duty cycle. I was just expressing an opinion. My kitchen microwave is a Panasonic inverter type. Pete |
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Jimmie D wrote:
there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org |
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Uncle Peter wrote:
if they are using some sort of pulse width control of the klystron duty cycle. Somehow I seem to remember an early commercial 'radio oven' that used a klystron; can anyone confirm this? I was just expressing an opinion. My kitchen microwave is a Panasonic inverter type. Please post photos of it together with make and model info; if you feel frisky, photos of the interior and PCBs would also be helpful together with a photo of the wiring-diagram label that is often included. Regards, Michael |
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"msg" wrote in message ... Uncle Peter wrote: Please post photos of it together with make and model info; if you feel frisky, photos of the interior and PCBs would also be helpful together with a photo of the wiring-diagram label that is often included. Regards, Michael When it croaks. My wife likes it in one piece for now. Magnetron, not klystron... Typo. Pete |
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"msg" wrote in message ... Jimmie D wrote: there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org Wish i could, i dont even have one of them now. wife said i couldnt tear them up and donated one to a church and we are using the other. i noticed i can get the service manual for a few bucks and will probably do that, i was hoping i could find one for free. Sometimes sevice manuals dont go into that much detail. though. |
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"msg" wrote in message ... Uncle Peter wrote: if they are using some sort of pulse width control of the klystron duty cycle. Somehow I seem to remember an early commercial 'radio oven' that used a klystron; can anyone confirm this? I was just expressing an opinion. My kitchen microwave is a Panasonic inverter type. Please post photos of it together with make and model info; if you feel frisky, photos of the interior and PCBs would also be helpful together with a photo of the wiring-diagram label that is often included. Regards, Michael i thought i did post the model #. dont know what happened. will have to dig it out again. Wife got a hold of them and gave one to the church and one became our personal oven so i cant tear it apart. I have long since been forbidden to do that unless it is really broken. Jimmie |
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"msg" wrote in message ... Jimmie D wrote: there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org Seems i am going to be looking for a couple more as the wife laid claim on these. |
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"Jimmie D" wrote in message ... "msg" wrote in message ... Jimmie D wrote: there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org Seems i am going to be looking for a couple more as the wife laid claim on these. I did find some info saying the switcher was run using IGBTs. |
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"Jimmie D" wrote in message ... "Jimmie D" wrote in message ... "msg" wrote in message ... Jimmie D wrote: there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org Seems i am going to be looking for a couple more as the wife laid claim on these. I did find some info saying the switcher was run using IGBTs. Rats, service manual just shows it as a box, but I did find some useful info here http://fusor.net/board/view.php?site...y=115878692 1 Knowing the freq they switch at would be a big help Jimmie |
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Jimmie D wrote:
"Jimmie D" wrote in message ... "Jimmie D" wrote in message .. . "msg" wrote in message ... Jimmie D wrote: there are appaently 2 types, one is made to run off of 12 volts maybe 24 VDC and the other runs off of 120VAC. I think the 120VAC initially converts it to 300VDC then aplies it to the inverter circuit.. Still trying to find a schematic to verify. I would think this technology could be a major help for amp builders allowing us to build inexpensive power supplies and easily custom wind the inverter transformers. Please dig out the ones you have and take photos, front and rear of the entire unit and if you don't mind, disassemble and photograph and components. I can host the photos if you wish (email them to me). This would _really_ help in the evaluation until any of us find schematics. Regards, Michael msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org Seems i am going to be looking for a couple more as the wife laid claim on these. I did find some info saying the switcher was run using IGBTs. Rats, service manual just shows it as a box, but I did find some useful info here http://fusor.net/board/view.php?site...y=115878692 1 Knowing the freq they switch at would be a big help Jimmie I must confess that I'm not familiar with "inverter" type PSU's for microwaves. However judging by the old type you would literally be "playing with fire" in using them for a TX PSU. Based on the "Don't put it in unless it's needed" philosophy it 1. Won't have ANY filtering worth mentioning. In fact the output will probably be a series of rough square waves giving about +2KV average voltage. 2. I would be quite sure that an 807 based linear would turn into slag with 2Kv on the plates, let alone 2KV squarewaves at about 25KHz. This is based on the fact that microwave ovens use cavity magnetrons. these need a small heater voltage and a beefy but rough HT supply. They are just a diode in a powerful transverse magnetic field. After all your coffee or soup isn't a sensitive soul about signals! Now if you had a linear needing 2Kv or so (maybe a California Kilowatt!!!) and a good supply of high voltage caps then you might be getting somwhere. You would indeed have the advantage of needing less smoothing because of the high switching frequency of the inverter but any choke would have to be suitable for 30 KHz at least with powerful insulation. But with decent TX tubes not being cheap I still reckon I would prefer one of the old HV transformers with plenty of fuses. Best of luck! 73's ZL1BDA ex G3NIA. |
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