Making A Motor With Microwave Parts: 030

I dissemble a microwave, show what the parts are, and build a working DC motor from the parts. This was suppose to be part of my "Motors for Absolute Beginners" video, but is grew into its own video.
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[@pppauliii1]

Not sure what impresses me more, your understanding of 'motors' or your ability to make them understandable. Thank you.

[@spelunkerd]

I normally hate videos with no audio explanation, but in this case it was easy to watch and I understood everything. You're a great teacher, even when you don't open your mouth, ha ha.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+spelunkerd thank you lol

[@doveoo5]

Yes, but some of us are learning and would benefit from the un-edited video with commentary.

[@JamesSmith-mq6vc]

Hi Jeremy, Have you ever thought of making a video on how you got so smart about construction, electronics, design, etc.? Forgive me if you already have. I'd bet there are some younger guys and girls that would really like to know how to do what you do! How did you start? And then you could tell them about what I call the "snowball effect" of education in that the more you learn the more you know about how everything works together. You are an inspiration. Thank you!

[@HyperspacePirate]

I've seen a lot of Microwave teardowns, but never seen anybody make a working motor out of one. Very nice

[@Evinosx]

Thanks for your videos. I'm about to graduate with a Mechatronics engineering degree and watching your videos over the years have given me a framework to fit my motors class into.

[@timkaiser8149]

I'm loving the editing and effects in this video! (Also, careful dismantling those magnetrons, fellow viewers! those ceramic insulators in there are Beryllium - totally safe to touch and handle but toxic and pretty nasty business if you break them.)

[@Levi-ch3lt]

Your channel is awesome, I’m always learning something new and your style of teaching is very informative and thorough. Being able to explain and demonstrate things succinctly has always left me feeling more inspired to try create something new and a sign of a talented craftsman. I appreciate the knowledge you’ve shared and the quality of work you do to present it. It keeps getting better. Thank you.

[@jamessimon205]

KZbin has been around for 13 years or so now but but this is my first time turning on my bell notification for someone. Hats off to you, Jeremy. I’ve been transcribing all of your beginner videos by hand into a notebook. You are a wonderful teacher and inspiration. The birth of my sons has sparked my interest in learning about motors and electronics and boy has your videos helped that along! Thank you.

[@johnsmyth6283]

I have absolutely no idea about anything electrical, let alone the difference between our countries power thing. But I find your videos hypnotic! As for you, well, your charm, enthusiasm and warmth keep me coming back. Will I ever make anything, yes, tool station. Inspired! Have I learned anything, yes, I'm clueless about electrical stuff! Power to your elbow my friend.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+John Smyth thank you! Welcome to my neighborhood!

[@the_grand_tourer]

That is the demo of how a motor works I have seen on the University of You Tube. Bravo!

[@boristhebilder7553]

That's just brilliant. You're filling a good hole here at KZbin by breaking this down to an almost organic level. By the way, having opened at least 10 microwaves, I have to say that that microwave is the cleanest specimen I've seen to date. Most are smelly (almost like Chinese food), crusty, sticky and are nearly impossible to clean.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Yeah... This one was pretty clean compare to the others I have opened as well. Thank you for the kind words.

[@DCEnterprise2005]

I love it, what an awesome video. The robotic screen effects and the music were the best. I now understand what "brushes" are in power tools.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I am so happy to hear that. That was the goal. To have a fun project while learning some things along the way.

[@jimhester2004]

Fascinating. Great video production, and a unique way to help beginners start understanding motors. Thanks.

[@dgarvin57]

That is freakin magic!! Blown away with how simple it is after you show us how its done. Brilliant.

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Damn those long reach grips are cool

[@Katzbynite]

Really love the graphics. You have taken it to another level Professor Fielding!!! Awesome!!

[@nbarrager]

I've always known about brushed motors, but this helped me understand the concept a little better. Thank you.

[@RobertMilesAI]

Surprisingly no comments complaining about how this is a useless motor and that it's more practical to salvage a motor from something else than to try to make your own from scrap. I honestly was expecting at least a few people to totally miss the point like that

[@rickzillaarte6854]

finally a youtube suggestion that was worth watching, I really like ur recycling ideas like the vacuum cleaner! here in Australia we have the verge collection and people throws away a lot of and always wanted to recycle some... now am inspired!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thank you!

[@randallmacdonald4851]

I saw this in full screen first so I didn't see the text until afterward. I thought to myself, I wonder what Jeremy Fielding would do with a microwave like that. Then, at the end of the video, I looked for comments and realized that this IS Jeremy!

[@NadineHernandez-os5eu]

Jeremy you're brilliant and thank you for being so kind you deserve the best

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

"No user-serviceable parts inside. Sealed for your protection, do not use if the safety seal is broken. Warranty void if ..." aaaaaaaaaah, screw it! :D

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

My thoughts exactly LOL

[@yoshimitsu380]

I found a damaged microwave outside of my house 3 days ago, which discharges when operating. I desire to get into practical electrical engineering and plan to use videos such as these as inspiration. This video will be one of my many inspirations. I learn much faster by doing and incorporating it with that which was read and probably not fully understood.

[@roberthouston936]

@@yoshimitsu380 make absolutely certain that any and all capacitors are discharged before hand. They release their full charge instantly. Please always check and double check.

[@yohannt305]

You mean ‘unscrew it!’

[@Romin.777]

Unscrew it! ;))

[@frankingram3382]

Man I enjoyed that video. I just wish I had paid more attention in science class. You are a great teacher. I don't know what you do for a living but you are under paid. God Bless my friend.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thank you. Now I need you to call my boss and pass on the word :)

[@FishersShop]

Incredible! You put MacGyver to shame, Jeremy!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thanks!

[@PlayNowWorkLater]

I bet Jeremy watched MacGyver though, when it first came out. Like many DIY KZbinrs claim. It might not have been accurate but the possibility of it maybe working and the kick start to the imagination for generations to follow was key. Love your channel btw Jeremy!!

[@vink6163]

Really interesting to see. Not so much making a motor with microwave parts, as making a motor from raw materials found inside a microwave! :-) Never would've occurred to me to do something as drastic as removing the wire from a transformer. Very enlightening.

[@frankewing1769]

That was insane!! I learned so much about electric motors. I'll be watching that again.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+Frank Ewing that is great

[@collinmurphy1903]

These r the coolest videos! I can't believe I haven't found you on KZbin before today! Awesome content!

[@ronyerke9250]

I use blue tape for marking stuff too, but instead of pencil or sharpie, I bought a white paint pen at the hardware store. The color contrast is better so I can read my writing at a glance instead of having to squint for longer. Old guy tip. The pens also come in yellow if you want. I think they're $2 to $5 U.S.

[@magisterchief]

wow dude this is probably the craziest thing ive ever seen anyone make from a microwave ever!

[@railspony]

Suddenly I'm trying to find an excuse to buy a new microwave so I can recycle the old one! :) Great video, thanks! I was expecting this to have 1m views, keep it up and you'll get there this content is top notch. Really nice to see somebody making use of the windings, I've seen a lot of videos that repurpose the transformer and they seem to be a contest on who can destroy the secondary windings quickest.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+railspony thank you!

[@Yhrim70]

Nice to see someone who has the ingenuity to figure out how to take what everyone else sees as "junk" and reuse it to build things that are actually useful. People *used to have* ingenuity and common sense _(which is very rare now days)_ ... but today you hardly come across anyone with any mechanical skills, let alone the mental ability, to be able to figure out a solution to a problem with only using whatever resources they happen to have access too. Yeah, you see a few people here on KZbin... but how many people do you actually know who has the skills and ability? Instead, these days the only "solution" most people come up with is to throw money at the problem and hope it goes away... I do a lot of things like Jeremy here, and why channels like this interest me, for one thing I don't have the money. Secondly when the time comes when we can't just go out and buy whatever... at that point if something is needed, I will have to make it or repair it, or do without. It would be nice to have a second person who has mechanical ability to help with some projects, or even just to bounce ideas off of sometimes... but since I don't have that, at least I got youtube for a few ideas in the meantime.

[@f.k.burnham8491]

Great project! Thanks. I used the turntable motors out of them for Halloween FX. Great for having a ghost head disappear &re-appear from behind a tombstone, or having an object move around. I used a bell crank and an offset cam to move a rod. If you want to remove the security screws, but do not have the proper bit, you can use a pin punch to knock off the center pin, then use a regular Torx bit to remove the screw. They used those security bits in a lot of consumer electronics besides the microwaves. They were always a pain to have to change out bits to remove, and came in several different sizes too.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I use to just pinch them with pliers, and it worked ok... pretty slow though... then I finally bought a set. Breaking off the pin is a good idea.

[@garester94501]

I really like your videos. Unlike most videos, you're easy to watch and listen to. You're the kind of guy I'd want to hang out with and learn things from. Having said that, I like this format of video as well. Well done! I have always been afraid of that magnetron inside the microwave. I don't know why. Besides the capacitor, does one need to be careful with any other parts inside the microwave?

[@wayneshanks2274]

Just found your Channel, can't stop watching. Did not see what you used to put your brushes on? Favorite part is how you speed up through the mundane parts but in this one instance, just a "little" to fast, thanks for your video's super cool!

[@EnlightenedSavage]

perfect way to show a dc motor. so easy to understand.

[@kd7fhgham]

I like the new "High Tech" graphics showing what the componants are.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thanks! it was fun to make. It definitely adds a lot to the editing time, but I think it was worth it.

[@kd7fhgham]

I fell the time you spent on the editing was well worth it, at least on this type of project video, keep up the good work, cheers.

[@bobmiller4818]

I swear to god it's like watching an artist, I could watch these videos all day.

[@crapschamp9986]

Most people don't want to understand things like this because it seems hard to learn but with the right teacher it's easy to learn you make it easy there's always a better way most of the time searl seg generator no fuel needed no electricity bill to pay unlimited range cars trucks planes no down side if it works no .

[@americanrebel413]

You my friend are a great teacher! I reiterate, Best videos and best channel there is! And yes, Cool graphics!

[@Road_Rash]

So now I gotta go dig that microwave that I just threw away this morning out of the trash & disassemble it...

[@drforest]

Threw one out about 6 months ago, doh!

[@WackyShackTexas]

Great stuff, nice edits Jeremy. Can't wait for the next installment.

[@Inspironator]

Very entertaining. I like the use of labeling and high speed.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+Inspironator thank you!

[@P_RO_]

Totally "dead" microwave ovens can sometimes be brought back to life by replacing the fuse. Those look like old fashioned glass car fuses, but instead of glass it's white ceramic. Take one end loose then check for continuity. If it's open replace it and if it works donate it to someone in need. If it doesn't work you've got parts to play with. The finished metal case makes nice switch panels, can be bent into brackets, etc.

[@vink6163]

In some microwaves there's also a high voltage fuse which looks like a slightly larger than normal glass fuse, in line between the transformer and magnetron. If that one blows the symptoms are usually a microwave that appears completely functional except the food comes out as cold as it went in.

[@daveslator2610]

The graphics were a nice touch. Awesome video!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+Dave Slator thank you

[@davidnewberry6800]

Great job in making videos. Notice an upgrade to your video production, nicely done. A genius is someone willing to experiment with different substance and make things out of them. Good job and I learn more everyday watching the out of the box thinking on u-tube👍👍👍

[@snells-window]

Fantastic video...it makes understanding motors so much easier

[@joelaut12]

Another fine job of deconstruct/ construct!

[@nyw11]

Cool video. i just wanted to tell you that you inspired me to yank apart a treadmill my neighbors were getting rid of. It's a 2.5 horsepower so I'm excited to get it working someday. My plan is a bandsaw!

[@Makercise]

nyw11 was tge one you gor dc or ac? i got a 3 phase 3HP out of a free treadmill. now i need to build or buy a drive for it.

[@nyw11]

Makercise Mine is DC but I'm hoping the controller in the treadmill will work for me

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

That is awesome!

[@nyw11]

The model I took apart also had a really beefy linear actuator. I'm thinking about using that to power a set of casters beneath my table saw so that a flick of a switch will set it on the ground or raise it up on wheels!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+nyw11 dude that is awesome. I may do that myself!

[@videolabguy]

Wordless workbench videos rule! Your video editing skills are excellent too! Great job, Jeremy!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

thank you! I was on the fence for quite a while about speaking in this video... I finally decided I could do the whole thing with just a few "hints" on the screen. I am happy with the results as well.

[@manuelalvarez7551]

I love your videos. Love your imagination.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

thanks

[@michaelw7540]

It's rare I've come across some making tutorial videos that deserve positive feedback and brother you're voted #1 Best in my book. Unlike others you actually have knowledge in what you're actually doing and sharing and with that rare skill you also have the great ability to give such simple directions for DIYers without all the skipping around or using long unnecessary procedures like in most all others which become pure headaches. You're pure, simple, to the point, and knowledgeable! Screw a Klondike Bar... What I'd do to spend a day with you and your shop to really see your creations would be... Well I'd be willing to wrestle an alligator till he taps out! You might even become a part of my Top 20 List of Heroes alongside Tesla, Einstein, and Steve Jobs at the awesome rate you're going. There's just 1 request I have for an awesome project video. To create a powerless motor using the same concept as an Old Grandfather Clock with wind-up weights that run gears to operate the rotor (rotor? (I'm really tired right now lol)) and ways to easily adjust the RPMs by using something such as a gearbox or transfer case. No worries about torque from me but do as you please if you attempt such a task and video. Do that and I'd forever be in your debt... Or at least I'd happily send you some homemade wine, beer, jerky, or anything else I'm make in my spare time. Heck I'd still want to share even if you don't have time for such a request just as a thank you for making and sharing such great videos! Thanks man!

[@crystalsoulslayer]

This is great. Awesome build, and the editing kind of reminded me of those science montages on CSI.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+Crystal Soulslayer lol thank you!

[@chuckk5358]

Love the "moray eel" vise grips!

[@doriancharles608]

Excellent tutorial series thumbs up

[@tiachijordan9998]

I'm digging the graphics and sound effects.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

awesome

[@OG_Zlog]

Best implementation of a lazy susan technology, EVER!

[@raptorshadowsuit1815]

I noticed that too and I kept rewinding to study his layout.. On my to do list now.

[@PaulMeyette]

Awesome, Jeremy. I remember doing something similar in junior high electronics class. A much smaller scale. Great video!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

It was certainly fun!

[@TruthInFacts]

Video editing skill of the charts lol good job dude

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thanks

[@MarkMcCluney]

just terrific Jez, 'way more interesting than the last Mission Impossible movie! you're really setting the standard mate, more power to ya'!

[@jdgower1]

Great video! This is the kind of stuff I used to do as a kid, but I bet I tripped a lot more breakers and blew more fuses than Jeremy did.

[@jacobgillespie4758]

Excellent work!

[@schitlipz]

Hehe, a few seconds in and the Terminator style editing is very good and entertaining.

[@jdog4534]

nice graphics and nicer long reach vicegrips. ill have to get a pair of them..

[@Gw0wvl]

Did you " Discharge " the Smoothing capacitor ? .... It can be charged up to a thousands volts or more , Don't assume the bleeder Resistor has done its job , You only get one chance at that ........ Always discharge the Smoothing capacitor !

[@theinquisitor2786]

Oh, this guy is good!! Wow, if there is ever a disaster he's the go to guy!! Haha. And I thought I was clever. Great job my man!!!!

[@cassiuscaldwell]

You inspire me so much as an electrical engineer😩😩

[@veronicavelasco8456]

Great video and easy to follow along. Thank you

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

+veronica Velasco thank you!

[@carpenterone3]

That's really cool Jeremy.......now on to that CNC😎

[@ChiTownTino]

So glad I found ur channel!

[@GM-dc8vr]

Very cool man, thanks a lot. Love videos involving harvesting of waste electronics. Thanks!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

So do I.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Ingenuity on display. Very cool.

[@alforliniteaching5670]

Great show.

[@JohnSmith1066-l5n]

Very nice. if you want to stop your brushes sparking use graphite. Pencil lead will do or old brushes out of other motors. The graphite has a small amount of resistance so it doesnt spark and errode your commutators.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

I agree. Also rotating the brush assembly to the neutral plane will greatly reduce sparking. But I actually wanted sparking for the effect in the video. You see me moving the leads around when I am holding it... that was to get the sparking in frame LOL. I have carbon brushes with springs and all from other power tools I have taken apart... but I really wanted most of the parts to come from parts within the microwave. Just a personal challenge... like making the commutator from the wall of the microwave. I have already disassembled it. It wasn't for long term use. I am going to put a rotor from a DC motor in that frame I build for my instructional videos that will follow this one. Thanks for the tip though, comments like this help me remember to point out good ideas like this in future videos.

[@a.cowderoy770]

Great stuff. Really enjoying your videos in general and learning a lot. One request, if I may: can you do a presentation video for your blue modular/rotating workbench, as seen in this video? If you haven't already, that is. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJuVc39vepWbn9E. here you go

[@a.cowderoy770]

Very cool. Many thanks!

[@Jay2525Jay]

You, my friend, are awesome. Love the video.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thanks!

[@MrCardeso]

I like your long nose locking pliers. I had not seen them before, and look quite useful.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

They are awesome. I use them all the time for grabbing in tight places... pretty much what you just saw.

[@jamesknight3202]

Take care not to damage berillium insultors in magnitron , its bad stuff. Cool video . I enjoyed a lot.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

As you probably could tell, this one was burn out. I was careful not to scratch it, but it looked like the damage was done to that part.

[@jamesknight3202]

Jeremy Fielding Just as long as you didnt breath dust from it that gets in your lungs your fine. Any kind of grinding or machining of berillium needs precautions

[@Falney]

Beryllium? This is a microwave magnatron not a neutron reflector for a tokomak reactor. The pink stuff is an alloy of aluminium and chromium. The same stuff found in tig cups.

[@r3wturb0x51]

That's cool as heck man.

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

How about taking a whole bunch of matched microwave coils [6 or 8 of them] and some kind of phase inducer, or a set of externally located phase switches, set them up around say a PVC pipe [for an outer frame] and mount some permanent magnets to another PVC pipe around a metal rod or heavy metal pipe (so it does not bend) through the middle with the phase switches on one end to time the outer coils? Or, if you have a surplus of wood [preferably plywood] you could make the frame out of 'barrel staves' [but not necessarily bent to hold in liquids, just a semi-round-ish holder for the coils [since flat faces would make mounting flat coils easier] and you could use a hole saw to drill out some circles, use the bandsaw to cut out uniform magnet pockets in them, then glue them together over a wooden dowel with pieces of copper pipe as smooth bushings [with a little grease] then have one disk on one end which can be run as a switching contact holder, against a rotating timing disk which runs from power to the coils for a variably timed single, or multi-phase motor. ~( 'w')/ OR...one could copy an alternator, by putting an electromagnet in the middle with overlapping poles! \(^_^)/

[@jimmyfavereau]

dang why did it take me so long to find your vids hahah great content Jeremy : )

[@XD45OWNER]

man you're one creative fella

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Cool as hell man, great video.

[@rjaquaponics9266]

Awesome video! You are a Jet Eye Master!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Master... wow.

[@mski435]

Mc Gyver should bow to you. Another great video

[@PeterMilanovski]

I could be wrong so don't quote me, but maybe it's a good idea to look up what's inside the magnetron before you take them apart to get the magnet's out, I read somewhere that there's berilium inside the magnetron and it's either toxic or radioactive or both.. like I said, don't quote me, if it's actually true, then using bear 🐻 hands might not be a good idea, maybe even a respirator together with a hazmat suit would be even better! Probably a good idea to check that out and make sure you aren't poisoning yourself...

[@fljagfan]

Very cool and educational!!

[@miketango5977]

Jeremy I appreciate your work sharing your knowledge. I learned a lot. However i read abt the danger of magnetron using a chemical element,beryllium, which is toxic and does not have treatment when acquired the illness. Do include a caution to that. Safety is absolute. Keep up the good work!

[@hillbillylocksport5547]

Me and my 9 year old tore down a microwave this weekend and he loved it.. still trying to explain the capacitor discharge ceremony to him where he gets it 100%

[@MrCrook]

I LOVE everything about this video!!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Thank You!

[@Findmylimit]

Man, you are awesome!! Just out of curiosity what if one were to use solar panels harbor freight quality too charge the battery as it spun the motor. Would this work under certain considerations for nothing more then camping means?

[@wayne1959]

Thanks Jeremy, that's a great project to show the grandkids..I was trying to find a suitable 240vac to 24vac transformer this week and thought the spare MOT that I have might be suitable..sad to report that wired in reverse the MOT did give me 2vac but there was no torque in the motor (not enough amps) I guess its because the new primary windings were too small? am I making sense?

[@TopCat2021]

Awesome video, Keep up the great work!

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

thanks

[@Groovy1965]

Love this channel

[@Groovy1965]

Don't forget to dump the voltage on the cap

[@Darksagan]

Awesome video.

[@sheldontraviss839]

How come everytime i start researching a project i'm going to do with scavenged parts your videos come up. Lol

[@urbanweekendwarrior7238]

I seriously need to start raiding broken/abandoned electronics. I've always assumed it was a bit of a shotgun approach to building something.. maybe I'll get enough components to make something, and it'll all fit together.. but then I get pessimistic like "I'll probably have 50 parts I needed but won't have the 1 $100 component that makes it all work". You've shown a lot of good tips, even if you disclose that some wouldn't be "production ready", that gets the hacker mindset running. I'm just gonna have to get some junk and figure out what to make with it later

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

lol. Thank you. I am glad you were inspired.

[@vink6163]

Think of it like Lego. You might not have that one brick to make exactly what you want, but if you have enough other pieces then you can always find another solution!

[@12HANDYMAN]

I think your fantastic the way you explain things i wish my college could of done it this way. Why don't all the wire colors mean something, to me the only two colors that seam to mean anything is the red and black wire, all the rest don't have a reason they can be any color. Or am i looking at it wrong. Could explain about the wire diameter how the volt amps affect the wire power resistance please or do you have video on this.

[@gerritevers654]

really Nice editing

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

thank you!

[@nealschwabauer5127]

I certainly enjoy your videos. My request is that next time when you are cutting a round rod you use side cutters. Av. snips are for sheet metal.

[@stevebark4873]

I really enjoy your videos. Your engineering abilities astound me. So much useful information. I’ve heard there is lethal amounts of electrical energy stored in microwave ovens, up to 3KV, that surly is enough to kill you. You seem to be pretty cavalier in the way you discharged that capacitor. Are there really that much power stored in a microwave? Thanks Steve Bark Grace is the solution

[@zircontweezers4904]

you killed it bro!