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Gabriell

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Hey guys. I really hope someone can give me an answer here. I searched the internet, tried other forums but NOTHING! No-one knows the answer to my question....

I have a microwave inverter. I was hoping to turn it into a power supply ( 120v ). Is it possible to rewire the secondary coil and just connect it to 240v same as the old transformers( i did two already ) ? If not is there any other way to do it???

Please someone help!!!!
 

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What is a microwave inverter?

google has a number of suggestions, but I want to be sure what you're talking about.
 

GPG

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I think he means a switch mode supply
 

Gabriell

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I mean this guy. Its like the old transformer but a lot lighter and smaller

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(*steve*)

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This is conjecture, but I suggest that this is a high frequency transformer. Connecting it directly to the mains would probably blow fuses or make a lot of smoke.
 

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agree with Steve

buy the correct transformer for your project :)



Dave
 

Alec_t

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That's definitely a high frequency (many kHz) transformer so definitely can't be connected directly to mains (50/60Hz).
 

BobK

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And there are physical limits on how small and light a transformer for 50/60 Hz can be. They don't just make them big and heavy because they fell like it. This is because many windings are required to have enough inductance at low frequencies to overwhelm the resistance. And inductance depends on the size of the loop and the number of windings. For higher frequencies the inductance needed is much less, and hence the transformer can be much smaller and lighter.

In fact, this is the major difference between a simple transformer power supply and a switch mode power supply. The latter converts the power to a high frequency, runs it through a small transformer, then converts to DC. So the SMPS requires more electronics but less of a transformer to accomplish the same job.

Bob
 
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