Teardown Tuesday Episode 20: Magnetron

[@RCM442]

I've been taking things like this apart for many years but never really knew how they worked! Thanks! You just earned yourself a sub!

[@techvideos1262]

Awesome, thank you!

[@upcspanishrev]

This is a great training video. Great job Jack.

[@techvideos1262]

Thanks!

[@phyde1885]

I'm a retired EE,and MANY other past jobs,too many to count. I rolled when you described MicroWave Energy by the analysis by the way of the Maraca ! But it's close Cigar for Lay people. High RF excites molecules just like that. I also noticed your nod to wifi proximity domain. The ONLY thing i would have stressed a little Harder would have been the DANGER Power Supply Voltages are for Magnetrons and what they can be. They can hit 2000,4k on up ! And the CAPS DAM sure will knock you on your @$$ !! But GREAT VIDS ! i just found your channel. Keep them coming !

[@techvideos1262]

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate your support. The maraca analogy took some time to come up with but I ran it past 2 EE's with RF experience before I made the video, I'm glad you're all in agreement!

[@dillantaylor5765]

Fantastic and through video Jack!

[@techvideos1262]

Thanks!

[@IvanJakesevic]

Great video!

[@manikumarsupramaniam3359]

But how to troubleshoot is it can be use

[@markb1911]

Are the copper-wound ferrite cores behind the back-cover housing acting as a choke to attenuate HV rectification spikes/ringing from entering the tube? Essentially isolating the magnetron tube from the peripheral circuits?

[@markmarkofkane8167]

I always assumed the magnatron tube was a glass tube. I found out a year ago i was wrong. Interesting!

[@cuaho9084]

Can you tear down microwave transformer,please

[@techvideos1262]

could cut one in half but there's no moving parts and not much to see. I think I have one out in the shop someplace though.