Taking Magnets out of a microwave

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This video shows how I take microwave magnets out of a microwave.
I hang screwdrivers, pliers, saw blades, etc on them. I hold up maps, building plans, instructions, etc...with them. I pick up nails, screws etc... with them..... the list goes on.. AND here's another cool thing I do with them:
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[@Bohica-tq3ps]

Our microwave quit working several years ago and while at a local hardware store I asked if they carried microwaves because ours had died. He asked if I had checked the fuse in the microwave. I told him I didn't realize there was one. He proceeded to show me replacement cartridge fuses and told me they are immediately inside the microwave where the power cord enters. I went home and tried to take the outer cabinet screws out and discovered they are security torx, a torx fitting with a protruding pin in the middle, something I didn't have, so I used a dremel to cut a groove for a slotted screwdriver. Found the fuse and used a multi-meter, and found no continuity. Went to the hardware store, bought a new fuse for less than 3 bucks, put it in buttoned everything up and the microwave worked like a new one. Makes me wonder how many "junk" microwaves only need a new fuse.

[@PhilCrockett]

That's a great tip, my friend! Thanks for posting!

[@karlbirkirflosason8190]

Awesome! I've received a microwave with that exact problem. There are so many electronic devices in our junkyards with such simple to fix failures, it's awful. So often it's the fuse or the filter caps.

[@PhilCrockett]

There are a lot of things in the junkyard that could have been fixed. Sometimes I wish we could all get a little taste of the Great Depression. I think 1 year of it would be the best dose.

[@jamesortiz5388]

Virgil Caine is my name The torx with a pin in the middle is an easy fix. use a small screwdriver or sturdy knife tip and break the pin off!

[@triumphmanful]

You stole my idea ! Dremel is awesome. I don't know how many things I use it for. Just bought some tint diamond drill bits for it. I drill through small flat round stones and glass pendants with water., for the lanyard hole . I etch tiny things in the rocks too. Birds, ships, etc.. They make great gifts !

[@danielchandler4760]

It's amazing what you can find on youtube at 3am when you can't sleep! Good vid, enjoyed it 👍

[@PhilCrockett]

Sorry you can't sleep. If you want to go to sleep, watch my extremely lame video on how to make punch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIfLd3WNoZd1jJY It's so boring, it will put you in a coma!

[@记住天安门广场]

Haha, interesting video but you are not missing anything if you fall back to sleep. My favorite kind.

[@K.SHEPHERD]

One of the best tutorials ever, super straight forward and great voiceover! I was able to follow along perfectly and got it out with ease, 10/10 thanks for the video!!

[@PhilCrockett]

so glad you liked my video. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, kit

[@tomaaron6187]

This video is much appreciated. Well presented with good info. We have recycle electronic bins...I picked up a discarded microwave and kept myself entertained for the evening. I'm 'older'. Turn the clock back 40 years and people salvaged 'everything' for screws, brackets, wiring, etc. I miss those 'get our hands dirty ' days. Yes, those were the folks who got us to the Moon.

[@PhilCrockett]

yes! I have 2 big boxes in my shop that's labeled "CHOP". like "chop shop".... I throw hardware and other useful items in this boxes that I chop from old junk before I discard.

[@saviorrighteous1]

I appreciate your time and efforts to share this with us. Thank you.

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome! thanks for the nice comment!

[@Korina42]

Great video, thanks. I've recently begun taking the tiny rare earth magnets out of broken ear buds. I don't have any projects for them yet, but they're on the fridge when I need them. 🙂

[@seanmanwill2002]

Thank you for this video! I have several old microwaves and had no clue they had magnets in them. I could use the magnets to make something to pick up rod stubs, metal shards, ....in my weld Bay! This is a huge help to me! Thank you very much!

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad I could help! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Sean!

[@nevermaskbeauty3129]

Excellent video, I love seeing how things work and I'm glad I watched it, you spoke so clear and gave good caution...liked your ideas, reasons for getting magnets and links on your description. Thank you!

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@bdrichardson403]

2:40, that copper coil makes a great addition to any tool box. The wire comes in handy for lotsa things at the strangest times. Also, the older microwaves (don't know abt the newer ones) had great little squirrel cage fans that u can take out, wire up and run on house current.

[@PhilCrockett]

Great tips!

[@johnmoyer2849]

I installed one in bathroom. As a vent fan.works well

[@robertholle5599]

I know this is an older video but I am grateful for the information. Thanks for a no nonsense account of removing the magnets. If I neglected to discharge the capacitor, it could turn out differently!! Cheers

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching an commenting, Robert!

[@bdcavedweller]

Phil I want you to know that after first watching your vid a couple months back, yesterday I finally dismantled and salvaged the magnetron out of a big old microwave i'd been planning to.. so cheers :-) -and reading your comments section is a joyful inspiration - I very much appreciate your enlightened attitude - thanks again mate :-D

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad I could help, BD! Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!

[@stasiapowell1259]

Great video. I very much enjoyed it. I especially liked how you gently removed the taps using the channel locks.

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thanks Phil. Very informative. We shouldn't be wasting anything. Reuse everything we can. Peace.

[@PhilCrockett]

agree!

[@sharonlee1948]

Back in 1971 I needed to install a new part in our TV and when I took the back off and reached in to remove the old part I touched the capacitor and let me tell you I'm 71 years old now and I still remember how bad that thing shocked me ! I had no idea it held power after I unplugged it so take warning when he said don't touch it !!

[@PhilCrockett]

AMEN, my brother!

[@PhilCrockett]

HA!

[@johnm.evangelis693]

You're a smart man!!!

[@phpdepot]

Indrid Cold: a potentially lethal game you used to play. he should have just destroyed you anyway but i suppose you are a quick learner so it worked out ok or so i am told

[@PhilCrockett]

BTW: back in 1971.......... i was negative one year in age.

[@petten33]

Thankyou for making a thoughtful how-to video.

[@PhilCrockett]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the kind comment!

[@activeenergy3082]

I love the way you applied safety means in removing the magnet. Just like active energy, we don't play with safety. Thanks for sharing

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you liked my video, Active Energy!

[@kerbaladventures2480]

There's something about magnets that has always fascinated me. The way they work seems almost like magic.

[@PhilCrockett]

Me too! I think most people are fascinated by them. The amount of views I got on this video kind of shows that. Thanks for taking the time to comment, my friend!

[@lesterbutt545]

almost like magnet

[@jfperkins3]

Now you're talkin! There's something delightful about invisible forces, especially those that seem to defy the invisible force of gravity.

[@peterpowell8827]

Its magicnetic

[@michaely8980]

I liked the "to remove the door we bent it backwards until it snapped and it come rite off" lol

[@PhilCrockett]

YES!

[@gram3822]

done this myself before this video, magnets are great for lots of uses, holding while welding, magnetising tools etc. good vid

[@PhilCrockett]

YES! Love these to hold metal together while welding. Thanks for taking the time to comment, Gram Wat!

[@burtjones4598]

Thanks for the vid. never thought about the magnets in a microwave. Using the old microwave to store welding rods with the light on only. Very humid here. Just cut up two speakers up for the magnets. I use them to hold screws when I dissemble small subject matter. I have them every where. These magnets look very clean. Thanks again

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you liked my video. I can’t seem to get enough magnets! Very useful!

[@johnfixit1046]

Hey Phil, just a word on safety. On the Capacitors: ALWAYS discharge a capacitor BEFORE starting work on any circuit. Don't cut any wires, loosen any screws, or poke around with fingers or instruments. Discharging with the screwdriver method is an acceptable way for these capacitors. Some, not these, can hold so much power that they can melt screwdriver blades! (Those have to be discharged through a resistor) The last thing on the safety checklist: Safety glasses! You never know if or when the tube might shatter. Wrestling the bracket off, or prying the magnets out could shatter the tube. Some are cracked already which is why the unit failed. Some tubes are glass, some ceramic, some have a metal shield, some do not. The 'don't inhale' thing, is that a small percentage of the 1200 watt and larger type have a small amount of Mercury Vapor in them, and the whole range of sizes can sometimes contain Americium. (Just like your smoke detectors do- really, look on the back, there's a label telling you so! AGAIN ALWAYS DISCHARGE CAPACITORS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!

[@PhilCrockett]

John, I always appreciate helpful and intelligent comments! Thanks!

[@jerryhenkel716]

My Dad taught me to always take apart any broken elec device just in case you can get it to work. My last microwave I did cut the cord and kept. Then took out the screws and put them in the screw bin. But I stopped then and tossed the microwave. Will have to go further next time. Good stuff thanks!

[@PhilCrockett]

I've been told there are plenty of things to keep and/or salvage in a microwave. I keep getting some interesting tips from people. Thanks for the feedback, Jerry!

[@hornetscales8274]

Good information, especially about the capacitor (though I've known their capabilities for awhile, they still make me nervous: that is a BIG capacitor). Ironic that I found this video about a week after I had a microwave quit, but now I have a use for it. Thanks.

[@PhilCrockett]

ya... these microwaves don't last very long. I've been through 2 in the last 5 years. worse than computers. We quit buying the high-end ones, because they don't last any longer.

[@michaeldose2041]

@@PhilCrockett I have an above range maytag. It was in the house when I moved in in 1997 still works.

[@randallcromer66]

Thank's big guy I really appreciate the information and I hope you will keep doing cool stuff like this. I'm glad I found your channel and yes I did subscribe so please keep up the great work and I'll keep coming back for more and sharing your video's with as many people as I possibly can.👍💯👍

[@PhilCrockett]

Thank you soooo very much, Randall!!!!!

[@davidwright662]

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[@alanfrombrooklyn549]

Some people are attracted to magnets, others are repulsed. There are both positive and negative comments on the subject. Then there are electromagnets, but I don't know the current thinking on them. Seems like people are poles apart on the topic!

[@BatheHerWellAndBringHerToMe]

Alan from Brooklyn Very well said !

[@BatheHerWellAndBringHerToMe]

Alan from Brooklyn It seems that the magnet business is picking up.

[@davidwilkes3966]

LOL!

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

U punny

[@Newmath907]

Electricity, Gravity and Magnetism are different expressions of the same energy field

[@BobPendleton]

I first took apart a magnetron 55 years ago. It was a take out from a post ww2 radar unit. What I got out of it were two HUGE alnico magnets in aluminum jackets. Taking things apart is a great way to learn.

[@ralphsayin5809]

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[@ralphsayin5809]

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[@ralphsayin5809]

Bob Pendleton gfgggggguy

[@kevdean9967]

Yeah I've learned I'm no good at putting things back together, "A man's got to know his limitations" Dirty Harry Calaghan.

[@jfperkins3]

Yes, yes and yes. There's nothing like taking things apart--plus it's fun.

[@npolzkill666]

Cool video phil, not only was it educational and entertaining cuz i learned something new, i also laughed my ass off reading your replies to peoples comments, you're a pretty funny dude, keep up the good work!!

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you like my vid and the comic relief!

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

What an educated video ! Now if you can talk about some of the uses that we can do with magnets and the transformer and any other parts from that microwave would be absolutely awesome ! Thank yo so much ! It was very educational !

[@PhilCrockett]

Indeed, my friend! I give some examples in the video description as well as some links. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

@@PhilCrockett I made a couple of comment below toward some haters you should enjoy laughing about ! Thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

I enjoyed ur comments. Just make sure the language is kept rated G. I try to keep a channel that kids can look at. Plus..... I’m ‘old fashion’. Thanks for having my back, my friend

[@marsiasc2280]

Thx , now I have learned something new. Never knew where those round,super ,strong magnets came from until now .

[@PhilCrockett]

Excellent! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Marsias!

[@donaldcarey114]

Speakers are also a good source of magnets.

[@campkohler9131]

But they are brittle and can break if dropped, hit, eyc. They are strong-ish, but not as powerful as rare earth magnets used, for example, in disk drives. Some brick-sized ones can't be removed from sheet steel without tools.

[@haydenc2742]

There is also a good hunk of pure copper inside the magnatron as well The motors are also good to have, and the transformers...there is alot of neat stuff you can get electronics wise out of a microwave

[@PhilCrockett]

indeed

[@USSHammerology]

The magnets in the shake to charge flashlights are very powerful. Nothing falls of my refrigerator! Hahaha

[@PhilCrockett]

nice!

[@NTF-zb9wi]

I have (platonic) fetish for hard drive magnets; &, I can hang all sorts of stuff off of my fridge! I typically use those that don't survive their removal from their backing plates, which are (normally) the thinner ones. I o, however, have a 1/4" monster, holding the doors on my side-by-side fridge from opening on their own (bad seals) or with K-9 "assistance..." I have to rotate that sucker 90 degrees to open the doors! Even though the small chunk that broke off is still magnetically stuck to the backing plate, it stays with its still attached counter-part when it's rotated. (BTW, Do NOT even think about messing w/1/4" neo hard drive mags until you have a LOT of experience with the smaller ones!!!)

[@TomBradshaw-ot9zb]

Amazing that you still reply 11 years on 👏 I have missed out on magnets on 3 or 4 microwaves so will be sure to try next time, thank you

[@PhilCrockett]

I have been replying all these years because I love my subscribers. Glad I could help you out even if you don't subscribe. Hope my other videos will help you out as well

[@zombiewire6555]

Thank you for the information and now I can start a collection.

[@PhilCrockett]

U will find that u use them for everything!

[@zombiewire6555]

@@PhilCrockett I am finding that out here on KZbin. I want to try and open up a lock using them and other uses. Thanks for the reply

[@gballs007]

8 years later and still responding to everyone's comments!! Kudos to you good sir 👏! You are getting a like and subscribe just for that!

[@PhilCrockett]

Excellent, DrewG!!!! I really appreciate you! I hope you find my other videos just as useful!

[@p.macdermott2490]

Good work Phil, very interesting, but I wouldn't get you to fix my broken microwave . Ha Ha!!!!

[@PhilCrockett]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@bonbont6912]

LMAO great job on throwing that microwave, don't do that again sir scared me!!!

[@PhilCrockett]

throwing microwaves is just a small example of my mentality.......

[@fernandourbina4096]

I have taken magnets off speakers radios dryers and washing machines , fans, televisions but not microwaves, but know I have a good conceptualization on how to get the magnets from a microwave. Thank you

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome, Fernando! Thanks for the comment!

[@beatleme2]

I love Alnico magnets "vintage speakers" ..these Mud magnets are cheap - but did learn a microwave has magnets i never knew about, so thanks i guess.. Might come in handy building my DIY 50" speaker from "back to the future" eh

[@PhilCrockett]

Sounds reasonable to me!

[@LiezerZero]

So violent. It's like watching a brutal murder but you can't look away due to pure curiosity.

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you enjoyed the drama!

[@andrewlewton1331]

What a joy to see a craftsman at work

[@PhilCrockett]

Hahahaha! Yes! I’m a true craftsman!

[@phearl3ss1]

That pink at the top is a ceramic insulator that is made from beryllium oxide. If you break it or chip it and breath the dust you could get berylliosis, an incurable disease of the lungs. The first thing you should have done is wrap that pink insulator with electrical tape.

[@PhilCrockett]

lol! I get that comment a lot. I've done my research on this....... it's just like asbestos and popcorn lung. lol. Thanks for watching, and commenting.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Great video @PhilCrockett - most people don't realise what an incredible piece of technology that have in their homes: the magnetron. The story of its invention is interesting too, almost accidentally designed to get over a patent relating to triodes (a cathode/anode set up with a 3rd variable voltage in the middle) owned by Western Electric. People couldn't copy this invention, so they started using magnets to influence the flow of current through the triode to get around the patent. Then they discovered at a certain magnet strength, the contraption emitted microwaves (small waves) that could be used heat up water in food. And...your microwave oven has spinning turntable to avoid standing waves, that's why it's there!

[@PhilCrockett]

Microwaves are FULL of FUN things

[@hopntobewheatnotatare5314]

Great video...I was getting ready to buy some magnets...now I won't have to. Thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the positive feedback, Hop'n!

[@boydderrickboyd]

Just purchased some magnets for a project. Good video.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks, Derrick!

[@finallyitsed2191]

I remember a friend of mine's big brother removing a small capacitor from a distributor and handing it to me when I was a kid. Of course he made sure I got a hold of the wire and the housing. POW! And that's how I learned about capacitors.

[@HazardSports]

Finally it's Ed Yea, that’s back when we were kids - just being kids! These days most kids would be “traumatized”!

[@buckbundy8642]

Capacitors are fun! 😉

[@finallyitsed2191]

LOL, I'm still traumatized. That's why I'm on KZbin. It calms me down. Wait... maybe I'm just old, that's what calms me down. Dang it.

[@frankoldman5255]

I was watching a friend in a TV shop work on a TV. He reached up and laid a charged high voltage capacitor on the foam pad on the TV I was leaning on and of course I picked it up. The laughter was tempered by the fact that it barely missed a picture tube when I threw it across the room.

[@PhilCrockett]

ziznf!

[@markmywords519]

I laughed so much my wife called the mental asylum. I am sure I saw this guy in the ward next to me hahahahah

[@PhilCrockett]

Was that you next to me with the boot on your head?

[@remithunter429]

@@PhilCrockett 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rhinsac7553]

3.6 million views wow, congrats. I always wondered what the inside of a microwave looked liked. Never had a chance to take one a part. Now I know. Thanks for keeping me from watching too much tv. :)

[@PhilCrockett]

YES! It's pretty busy inside that metal box!

[@billybobb7252]

Love your work Phil. ..00..

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks, Billy Bob!

[@DUDECOWSYR]

I started playing this video but then I ran to the hardware store to by a bag of magnets. When I got home the video was still playing.

[@PhilCrockett]

rrriiiiiiiggggghhhhhtttttt

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Congratulations Martie ! You wasted money on gas and weak magnets. Did you also pick up some overpriced, lousy fast food?

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Microwave capacitors usually have a bleed resistor built in. I've never come across one that holds its charge for more than a few minutes. But it's best to short it just in case.

[@PhilCrockett]

yes indeed

[@thomashardin911]

It’s not just the magnets, it’s the transformer capacitor and diode that I like as well! Btw The magnetron tube by its self without the fins and the magnets gone looks really pretty!!!

[@PhilCrockett]

Yes... I get a lot of comments like yours. I wish I could see a video on the use of the other parts.

[@budgie8264]

I use a magnet to keep all the small drillbits safe Small bit such as 1 mm is easy to loose and a magnet on the table or against the wall helps when you have to change bits when working on a project and you have to drill different size holes.

[@PhilCrockett]

great tip!

[@npolzkill666]

same here, and to keep tiny screws from walking away on my workbench when working on electronics

[@royhoco5748]

one of the best magnets I have recycled came from a computer hard drive, also from the magnetic emergency trailer lights.

[@PhilCrockett]

Love those hard drive magnets!

[@indridcold8433]

I have lots of old hard drive magnets. I wish they were not the shape they are but they are very strong neodymium magnets. Some analogue televisions have large nickel-iron magnets and stick diodes. But more importantly, large capacitors. Sony has extremely good capacitors in their old analogue televisions. Old analogue home stereo units have excellent transformers and even the zener diode to regulate the lowered voltage to 12 volts. Old AM only transistor radios have germanium diodes, transistors, and variable capacitors. After the fall of Radio Shack, I am constantly salvaging components. I know these components can be purchased from online stores. But when you need a 10 : 1 transformer for a powersupply immediately, a full wave bridge for the same power supply, or inductors for a homemade tank circuit for a resonator circuit, there may not be time to wait for a slow online shipment. The salvaged resistors, capacitors, inductors, schottky diodes, and such are always there. The salvage operations are going on constantly. When I find dead electronics, I take them home for processing.

[@supernova8962]

I use these big magnets to find my little screws while I was removing the microwave cover .

[@PhilCrockett]

good call, Tommy!

[@sallymay3643]

Intersting! I never knew that well done.☆

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Sally!

[@rickthomas393]

As one who is curious about microwave ‘guts’, but have never taken one apart, thanks for the adventure/tour. It makes me want to research how a ‘magnetron’ works.

[@PhilCrockett]

No prob, Rick!

[@brianganstine2137]

When my microwave quits working I'm doing this.

[@PhilCrockett]

Good call

[@IdleLancer]

"We've taken the door off by opening it as far as it will go until it snaps. Then it comes right off."

[@PhilCrockett]

excellent! Have fun!

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

maybe just thrust the door open as hard as one can? it might snap before the parts get used to that kind of stuff

[@ytjbet]

Another source of magnets is hard disk drives. These Neodymium magnets powerful. You don't want your finger between two of them. They have a mounting plate with tiny holes. So have them around the basement to hand stuff. You can buy these buy the pound online, BTW.

[@PhilCrockett]

You're in luck! I have a video on that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3zdgadnbcZ4lZI

[@lindalaunius6081]

Thank you for your tutorial

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you like my video, Linda!!! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@fabiano8888]

My wife was like... "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!" Especially that our microwave still works. They just can't see the beauties of science.

[@joeslob1199]

have her nuke a bulb in it. then she'll flip out.

[@PhilCrockett]

or an old Hot Wheels car

[@gdr4397]

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[@beerbandit291]

Cut the cord off to eliminate the possibility of plugging it in. Unplug it first tho'

[@PhilCrockett]

sometimes I put weird suggestions in my videos so I get feedback. The YT algorithm loves back and forth comments and convo. I know how to play the game.

[@jimdoner3443]

I'm thinking about them as clamps for guitar repair. It might just work in certain situations thanks phil

[@PhilCrockett]

interesting application for sure. Let me know if it works!

[@Essob55]

I use magnets from larger loudspeaker elements. Good to find screws and can also be used on a screwdriver.

[@PhilCrockett]

I love magnetizing the tips of my screwdrivers. Great use!

[@jeffreyharvey4542]

I have taken apart many microwaves for the components, and all capacitors I have encountered have a bleeder resistor attached to drain off any charge from the capacitor.

[@PhilCrockett]

That's good to know!

[@scottlytton5328]

Wow man you must really need magnets. Lol

[@PhilCrockett]

I can't get enough of them! Love them!

[@biged872]

Very informative and thanks for letting people know about tha capacitor Im VERY afraid of electricity. I grabbed two power lines in 78. Didnt know they were live. Got hit with 480 volts for bout 8 sconds. Put me in the hospital for 3 months. Lost. My ring finger on my left hand. So thank u sooo much for the great info. And yes folks. The magnets R really strong. If u drop a box of nails. Its a great way to pick them up

[@PhilCrockett]

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. I worked for years in the Burn ICU at a local hospital, and I saw some pretty bad things that happened to linesmen. Glad to still have you around. God bless you, my friend.

[@swiv99]

wish i kept my convection MW. Just tossed it last month, it died after16yrs. Always liked magnets for science projects and amazed at how powerful they can be, especially Neodymium ones.

[@PhilCrockett]

Indeed!

[@jonnyboydickinson1914]

Thanks for the revelation that a broken & crappy microwave has a couple of pretty powerful magnets Phil. As soon as I seen this I dug our last broken oven out of the basement. Ripped the thing apart with a Philips screwdriver, snips and a flat headed screwy! Took me all of 10 minutes ! These kinda magnets aren't that easy to buy in a hardware store in the U.K. Maybe online but a what strength & prices!?!? What puts people off, especially if they're gonna be used to make money (hard to come by in this now shit world) & guess what they will be used for....? ! ? ! lol.Will try em out & tell the shop owner's how easy it was to remove their alarm tags. so they'll update their systems. Probably won't work but nice to take things apart & see how shit works.

[@PhilCrockett]

So glad you appreciate this! Thanks for the comment, JonnyBoy!

[@marioabney]

JonnyBoy Dickinson

[@MovieQQ]

I just took one out of a microwave and was going to continue to take apart the housing around the magnet and my husband put it out in the trash. I am so livid! These magnets are strong and great in securing things in the car's vehicle trunk.

[@PhilCrockett]

Don't be mad at your husband....... he loves you!

[@brucezar9517]

LOL

[@gk10002000]

i would not have thought there were capacitors of any size in there. Good safety tip

[@PhilCrockett]

Ya. I just don't mess with them. a couple comments were to drop the thing in a bucket of water. but like i said.. I just try not to touch it

[@georgecaplin9075]

I have almost zero idea about this sort of thing, but when he cut the cable and took the top off, I immediately wondered, “do microwaves have capacitors?”. So, yes. Yes they do.

[@MichaelThomas-dr6xy]

I messed with the flux capacitor and went back to my high school days.

[@PhilCrockett]

Did you buy Walmart stock?

[@garthsheane2440]

I have dismantled several microwaves for the magnets. They are super strong and can pinch your fingers to the point of a blood blister. I use the magnets for various things, like gripping a dust collector vent on the lathe ways, one on the side of the drill press to hold the chuck key, and so on. Fortunately, I knew about capacitors.

[@PhilCrockett]

indeed those magnets are nice!

[@douglashall2141]

Garth sheane thank you you answer my question and I'm sure there may be more uses for them

[@Kat-ol4qo]

I use them on my scissor lift to hold tools instead of wearing my bags I use them to find studs I use them to drop in a box of screws and pull out a handful it's awesome

[@PhilCrockett]

Great tip!

[@copperkingrecycling634]

This is a great video, even now. I'm still taking them apart the same way as you did a decade ago.

[@PhilCrockett]

Right on!

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

Well, i had a General Electric OTS (over the stove) microwave rated at 900 watts. Not only did its interlocks fail, but its controller failed as well, which resulted in the magnetron turning on when the door opened. Took the thing apart, and i actually took the MAGNETRON apart. Decided to use one as a coaster for my glass, and i still use it on my desk, in my room, even as i Ramble On. -Franz Ferdinand VIII

[@PhilCrockett]

excellent!

[@mikeyoung6347]

great detailed explanation of "how to" take door off

[@PhilCrockett]

ikr. old video, old software, old school ways. So glad you liked this video on "how to take a door off a microwave".

[@frankclack9096]

I put four of them onto the shop broom head and it picks up screws and bolts very well.

[@PhilCrockett]

Great idea

[@illwill5084]

Going to collect the capacitors so I can go back to the future

[@PhilCrockett]

Please look me up and tell me to do a more professional job on making this video. Bring me some new editing software. Thanks.

[@robertfree8682]

My auto mechanic sewed a pair of these ring magnets in an old wool blanket making the blanket into a fender drape protector that stays in place.

[@PhilCrockett]

I love that!

[@davidturner2113]

Very interesting I never knew you could salvage magnets out of an old microwave.

[@PhilCrockett]

Yep! something to think about before throwing out a broken microwave.

[@st8kout961]

You can also get rare earth magnets out of computer hard drives. Their small, but powerful.

[@adelevize6735]

These magnets look almost identical to the old TV cathode tube focussing magnets. These slipped over the neck of the tube and focused the electron beam on the face of the display tube. Always useful for picking up metal items etc...

[@PhilCrockett]

Interesting....

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

I have seen these type magnets in the bases of removable CB car antennas.

[@Virtualmuzyk]

Transformer is very easy to rewire to different use. You can easy get good amps for bigger battery charger or car subwoofer amplifier in home usage. I have build my own 400watts using car amplifier and I build in power supply using rewired microwave transformer which gave me over 30 amps. My car battery gave up after playing 30 minutes of havy techno.😃

[@PhilCrockett]

wish I knew how to do that. Make a vid, and I'll watch!

[@kyledixon8806]

after watching this I've removed the magnets out of every thing in my house, and I still don't have enough!

[@PhilCrockett]

You're my kind of friend, Kyle. Us crazy people need to stick together.

[@michaelchapman6712]

Good I thought I was the only one 😅

[@Zorlof]

That’s right, never ever trust that the capacitor is discharged, always treat it like it will kill you if it has the chance.

[@PhilCrockett]

right!

[@davidwiser3883]

Wow amazing! Just the kind of expert I need to rebuild my automatic transmission.

[@PhilCrockett]

I think David was taking a jab at me. I found it humorous.

[@davidwiser3883]

@@PhilCrockett Its all in love buddy.

[@PhilCrockett]

I appreciate this kind of treatment, my friend! I live for it!

[@SuperlativeCG]

This one takes the cake.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching

[@Ra-zor]

Better make sure that capacitor is TOTALLY discharged before you touch any of the high tension side of the circuit. Being an ex commercial microwave/induction engineer one of the first things you are told at the Panasonic training seminar is that capacitor will hold 2500 volts at 10 amps. Thats not a 'ouch that hurts'... thats a 'he was thrown across the room and then his heart stopped, and thats why he is now 6ft under. Rest in peace'. Its a killer. The bleed diode is supposed to remove the charge in the capacitor over a period of time (in this case the black package on the right terminal to chassis), but they can go open circuit and the capacitor remains charged. As a side note, a fuse NEVER blows in a microwave for no reason, it is usually lazy door switches/mech. Never 'just' replace a fuse.

[@PhilCrockett]

great comment, Jason!

[@LordPinky455]

It was the twenty second day of April, in the year 2021, when i finally realized that microwaves use magnets! I'll crawl back under my rock now.

[@PhilCrockett]

HA! yes!

[@tubularap]

I feel even worse. In my country (Netherlands) we use the word "magnetron", and I feel stupid to have never linked that to "magnets".

[@tubularap]

Also; the transformers from microwaves are used by some hardcore magnet fishers to DIY a very strong electro-magnet that is suspended from an hydraulic garage crane, to lift heavy objects like motorbikes from the waters.

[@PhilCrockett]

I love watching the magnet fishing videos. When magnet fishing became popular, my video started getting A LOT of views. It's been good for business!

[@sharit7970]

@@tubularap Haha...same! I just picked up a microwave by the side of the road simply for the magnets. Only after I realized they were in the 'magnetron' did I realize that's where the magnets were...and why it was named magnetron... : /

[@HeidiHafner]

You never can have enough magnets! Thanks for the video.

[@PhilCrockett]

I agree! glad you liked my vid, Heidi!

[@tonyprice5726]

I have an old m/w but I haven't had time to dismantle it yet . Also I intend to make a spot welder from another bit inside I would check youtube for the complete building instructions.

[@PhilCrockett]

sounds a bit dangerous......... and fun.

[@benito0111]

Thanks I never thought about taking 1 apart.

[@PhilCrockett]

No prob, Ben! thanks for watching and commenting

[@bobbyboy5778]

Thank you very much for the video. Just got done watching how to get free energy for light bulbs from magnets. They what a lot of money for magnets. You have saved me money. Thanks

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad you liked my video, Robert!

[@henryteke9013]

Thanks for the video of electrical energy with the use of magnet it will save me some money.

[@lonwlf68]

Sounds interesting..could you post a link to the light bulb video?

[@wandererinadistantland]

Shorting a large capacitor with screwdrivers can cause it to explode. You should use a circuit with a resistor and let the energy be converted to heat. Do not touch the resistor, as it may be quite hot.

[@PhilCrockett]

thanks for the tip, Bryan.

[@lazyh-online4839]

where I live broken microwaves are sold for $30 on Craigslist, while used microwaves that still work get dumped for free in the scrap trailer where we're allowed to grab whatever we want.

[@PhilCrockett]

That sounds crazy!

[@brucezar9517]

Huh??? lol

[@brianoblivion1511]

I had an old valve guitar amp that used to drop the valves out of their socket. I opened it, reached into the amp casing to get the valve and caught the capacitor. What a shock! Also the silver grid on the glass of a microwave is designed to stop microwaves as the hole sizes are much smaller than the wavelength of a microwave.

[@PhilCrockett]

ZAP! I grew up on a farm. I know the feeling of getting shocked. Electric fences everywhere. We even had one that was 110 V to keep a bull in.

[@thedude5395]

I laid my hand on a capacitor on a 5 ton A/C units. Almost peed myself I did but it clicked on after that

[@jamescampbell7823]

Sorry if this has already been said but let's not forget that there's actually three magnets, not two, inside of a microwave. Don't forget about the neodymium magnet inside the turntable motor. it's tiny but mighty 😜

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the tip, James!

[@brucea.4828]

Fine job mate - pay no mind to the naysayers and dislikes! .. Hell, magnets are just handy to have and fun to play around with - where or what would this planet be without magnetism - y’all think about it.

[@PhilCrockett]

Yes indeed!

[@williammikell2210]

Thanks for the video Phil. I have a question about the magnets, Are they hard and stable, Or are they brittle and chip/break easily?

[@PhilCrockett]

they are hard, but will break if dropped.