The dangers of dismantling a Magnetron from a microwave.

Hello scrappers and planet lovers. This video will answer the question as to why magnetrons from microwaves can be dangerous if taken apart. Please scrap safely. Remember the little money mad from scrapping a magnetron is not worth the value of your health!

[@kenstockton7793]

Its neat to hear you repeat to emphasize, its interesting to see how things are put together & little gems, inside underneath paint, thin metal plates, covers, etc. You're a good teacher Tin man, have a good one

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you very much for that comment and compliment! I appreciate it. Stay well.

[@ecoscrapper3501]

Very informative as always. Taken a few apart with no difficulties but definitely a job for steady hands 👍

[@worldclassish]

Going after some magnets in an old microwave so I'm watching vids and this one was the most helpful. Thanks.

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. It is amazing how powerful these magnets are. I have given them to all my co-teachers to use in the classroom, as they are much stronger than the 9nes we are given by the school. Stay well and happy scrapping

[@scrapbongo786]

Missed the last week of videos. Wasnt getting your notification. Will go back and watch the missed ones. /thumbs up Tin Man

[@CommunityKev]

Thanks for the information tinman I never touch them I did hear they was dangerous great information buddy 👍👍👍

[@zacharykoedyker3978]

Well im convinced im probably going to die due to beryllium poisoning now lol. I have micro scrapped at least 25 microwaves over the last year. In a not so well vented area. And i cant remember for the life of me what i may or may not have hammered, touched with bare hands or what have you. Dont think ill mess with microwaves anymore. Lol

[@TinManScrapper]

if you don’t disturb the beryllium you are fine. as well, I have been told the newer ones don’t use beryllium because of cost, so that is good. Either way, hopefully this video helped.

[@kenforeal5278]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@nightscrapperuk13]

hi m8 just catching up on your videos. Very true I've heard some horrible stories about magnatrons. nasty stuff if inhaled. beryllium is very nasty .a lot of the older model microwaves have the beryllium ceramic on them.the new ones have aluminium oxide in the ceramic still bad if inhaled. great video and very informative 👍

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Wow, learned something new today. Thanks for the info.,,take care and stay warm.

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the support and kind words. Stay well as well.

[@faywood2104]

Thank for the video. very interesting

[@booshday]

Ive read that a diamond tester measures thermal conductivity and can be used to test the ceramic insulators on a magnetron to see if they are made out of beryllium.

[@TinManScrapper]

Really?! Thanks for the info.

[@d.a.sconnor5389]

Thankyou so mutch man I was about to try take it appart whith a hammer before I randomly found your video thanks

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. Stay well

[@junitosanchez1070]

Cool video tin 👍👍👍

[@TinManScrapper]

Thanks for the comment

[@Man-in-da-shed]

A little over cautious, yes you may find that Beryillium was used in high powered Industrial microwave generators, decades ago, it is very expensive, it’s dangers are well known, your magnetron would have a highly visible warning sticker, you won’t see them in Domestic microwaves in the last 30 years, but yes be aware of dangers, your far more at risk from the capacitor if still holding a charge. Be on the safe side don’t break em. But don’t be scared to death of em

[@TinManScrapper]

I think we need to be cautious of all hazards when scrapping. Actually, my research has shown that beryllium labels do not have to be shown!! As well, some microwave companies still may use beryllium. I do agree with you that capacitors can be dangerous as well from the charge.

[@luckygen1001]

This is the most accurate and informative comment on this page.

[@naynay4524]

Thanks for the info I never knew they were harmful

[@TinManScrapper]

Glad I could help. Stay well.

[@ninaddeshmukh654]

Very informative Respect ✊🏼

[@TinManScrapper]

Thank you for the comment. Stay well

[@SodiumInteresting]

Unfortunately it's just a perpetuated myth

[@jhonnysport7908]

"... It is very dangerous..." Me: " if he only dropps that 😐"

[@paparisling]

Are they dangerous in any way that you could get a shock from them? I've heard that they hold a charge is this true? And thanks for all the awesome videos Tinman!

[@UKscrapper]

Magnatron don't hold charge but the capacitor does

[@TinManScrapper]

Capacitors are what you have to be careful of. They are the aluminum cylindrical vials that have wire connected to them. They say microwaves can hold a small charge for a week or more even after the microwaves are off. I wait a little while before disassembling the microwaves. I have never been shocked and taken apart almost 75 microwaves, but still don.t take any chances.

[@paparisling]

@@TinManScrapper thank you!

[@Video17943]

Ty

[@donvoll2580]

Good day Boy I hear they can be harmful. Good video. Thanks

[@joerenaud8292]

Another video claims the beryllium is contained not within the ceramic posts but within the connection tips where the 2 coils of copper meets the one post that electrifies the magnetron.

[@christophermac1797]

wow I had zero idea! I have a few of them and thought they looked cool so I made a small pile lol scrap yards take microwaves right? lol

[@DavidGS66]

I hammer steel cage of magnetron apart. I'm hoping that never damages ceramic on core. Why isn't a warning written on magnetron?

[@TinManScrapper]

I think because they don’t expect people to take them apart.

[@sassafrasco.2630]

By Grabthar’s Hammer you lived to tell the tale. Less dangerous mining for Beryllium Spears.

[@Dillon1791]

When I was a kid I completly smashed open a scrap microwave in my dads back yard with a cinder block. I remember the capacitor looking like a cars muffler and found it interesting, not know what it was. The magnetron was also neat, reminded me of the power sub stations around town. I proceeded to smash each component with mentioned cinderblock and bricks until my dad whooped my ass telling me how dangerous microwave were and that shouldn't have been doing that. Now I know why lmao

[@TinManScrapper]

Well at least you were outside and you had better ventilation. It is amazing when we look back at when we were younger and see some of the dangerous things we did. Thanks for the comment. Stay well

[@donglase5697]

I bought a magnetron from Amazon. Came in two boxes in 2 days. The first box from with the amazon label was fine but the second in which the device was lying had a hole in the box and the core was damaged. The ceramic ribbon was shaking. It is still dangerous if ribbon was broken few days ago?

[@TinManScrapper]

if the ceramic is crushed it is if the dust particles are in the box and released once you open the box.

[@lsdlsdk4845]

Any use of the inner core of any magnetron? Can we do type of demonstration on this core with an external powersupply?

[@TinManScrapper]

not sure, but I won’t experiment with it other than take the core for copper.

[@UKscrapper]

It's the older microwaves that contain berilium great information I stripped thousands of thrm

[@luckygen1001]

So did I and I am still alive.

[@prodkerstii]

I was told that the electrode in the vaccum chamber releases high amounts of alpha particles. Is this true?

[@TinManScrapper]

Never had any type of voltage back at me or anything like that. I think that if the microwave was 9n maybe, but not when it is off

[@T.C_Apps]

When scrapping as is, can it be mixed in with my copper barring motors?

[@TinManScrapper]

Great question! I would say no since the warning label, but I could also say yes because there is no separate price/category for magnetrons.. I would have in separate pile and bring in with copper bearing motors. If already separated, the people at the yard can either weigh separate or put together. If you have them already mixed, they may give as dirty load and lower price.

[@michelopeliste9518]

Super intéressant. J'ignorais totalement la présence de matériaux dangereux, en l'occurrence du béryllium dans les magnétrons. Comment font ils en décheterie pour recycler les fours à micro-ondes. Ils les broient sans aucun état d'âme. Merci pour ces informations.

[@TinManScrapper]

Je me sais pas comment ils decheterie pour recycler. Je suis desole, mais merci d’avoir regards ma video!

[@VKla-js3bd]

How do they recycle beryllium these days? What do you guys do with it, since its dangereous ?

[@TinManScrapper]

Not sure, but I do put the strips with the beryllium in a bag and give them to the guys at the scrapyard. I have seen them a few times just throw them right into the tin pile

[@VKla-js3bd]

@@TinManScrapper oh wow. either they know some thing we don't, or don't know something we do or just don't care.

[@sirranhaal3099]

Interesting; what you are talking about is better referred to as acute beryllium poisoning

[@TinManScrapper]

Yup, thanks.

[@pachacuti8403]

Unless you are a REAL TRAINED PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN. I would absolutely positively not mess with magnetrons guys. Scrap other things.

[@TinManScrapper]

I have dealt with 100s of them and there is nothing too scary about them if you don’t go crushing the ceramic strips.

[@pachacuti8403]

@@TinManScrapper prepare for pain

[@johnfulghum637]

After watching this video and others about the dangers I am officially out of life's

[@TinManScrapper]

Lol

[@harrop3554]

Grown man kids tea shirt. Very interesting

[@randallbalsley4657]

What about the capacitor that's more deadly than the beryllium

[@TinManScrapper]

Hi Randall I actually talk all about safely removing the capacitors in my video entitled how to safely scrap a microwave

[@lukabread4099]

Oh shit i have destoryed one as a kid and thrown one into a River lol

[@montanak7]

I found a magnetron in a box that I had purchased to repair a microwave years ago. Didn’t fix it… having said that… it seems to have a dried white substance that leaked … is this beryllium?!? I touched it on accident:(

[@TinManScrapper]

I don’t think so. The beryllium would be in the ceramic ring. If that was crushed it would be like a dust.

[@jaramiemanson256]

Beryllium bad...........

[@marvinellis1517]

Zap......or not

[@cameronrich2536]

This video gave me bore-illiitus 🤭

[@TinManScrapper]

Good one!

[@cameronrich2536]

@@TinManScrapper lol sorry I know that was rude but I had to. Video wasn't boring me, just couldn't miss that opportunity