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Re: Microwave oven fan motors for srsg



They aren't synchronous... they're shaded pole induction motors (just like
the bathroom ventilating fan...).  They have a bit of slip, which varies
with the load.
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Date: Monday, August 28, 2000 11:14 AM
Subject: Microwave oven fan motors for srsg


>Original poster: "Kelly & Phillipa Williams" <kellyw-at-ihug.co.nz>
>
>
>
>I have just found out that microwave oven cooling fan motors are
synchronous
>motors,
>and I was wondering whether you could build a synchronous spark gap using
>one of
>these. I suspect that they do not output enough torque though. I have two
>15/30 NST's so
>it would not be used for a high current application.
>Can anyone give me some advice on this?
>
>Thanks, Alan
>
>P.S. I also have a synchronous motor from an old reel to reel tape recorder
>that looks bigger and more powerful than the microwave fans, but not much.
>
>