Deconstructing a microwave

Finding microwave ovens on the side of the road is easy.

But what can you find inside one?

There’s all sorts of wiring, micro switches, motors, and magnets. The door has a sheet of glass, and some cool punched metal sheet. And there’s the always useful sheet metal of the body.

I’m planning to build a spot welder from the transformers out of a couple of microwave ovens — they’re configured for high voltage, but I’ll reconfigure them for low voltage, high amperes.