RE: Sources for MOTs

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Original poster: "Philip Chalk" <phil-at-apsecurity-dot-com.au> 

Hi,

In Sydney, at least, local Councils run periodical 'Council clean-ups'
where you put junk out on the footpath & they come round collecting it
all.

Typically, for me, collection is on a Wednesday. Stuff generally starts
appearing the weekend before, sometimes earlier.  So, from about Monday
onwards you see lots of 'scavengers' driving around sifting thru junk
piles & taking what they want. Fortunately junked MW ovens are not a hot
item (no coilers near me :-)

Also, if there's a clean-up in my suburb this week, say, you can bet
neighbouring suburbs will have one coming up next week or so.

Recently I 'needed' another TV, so I drove around nearby areas having a
cleanup till I found a reasonable-looking, fairly modern 20" Teac.  Took
it home, new Horiz. o/p transistor, works like new.....

This is where most of my MOTs came from.  I too have about 30 now & have
long since given up on collecting them.  I remember though that it was
my 24th oven that finally gave me a pair of identical MOTs. Shortly
thereafter I got my second pair.  So I now have two pairs of identical
MOTs & about 25-odd all very similar, but no two identical.

I also get the caps, magnetron magnets, etc etc.  I have learnt to strip
'any' MW oven now for the cap & Txfmr in about 5 mins flat. The magnets
about another 5 mins.  Then I dump the 'empty' cases back on someone's
pile.

Brand new Ovens can be had here for under $100; a catalogue I have lists
Txfmrs & magnetrons for a variety of models in about the $50 - $80
range, so I think there are very few dead ones being repaired.  Wherever
people dump things, I would expect ovens to be fairly common.

BTW, not one of mine was found with a dead transformer - it's surprising
how often they have a blown HV fuse, and probably no other fault, though
I don't check as I have no interest in repairing them.

Cheers,

Phil Chalk.


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Sent: Friday, 23 January 2004 1:52 AM
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Subject: Re: Sources for MOTs

Original poster: dgoodfellow-at-highstream-dot-net

There is a nearby appliance place near me. At times I have seen up to 4
GE
Spacemaker microwave ovens out by the dumpster. I pull up and help
myself to
the ovens when they are closed. When they are open, I ask first, and
they
tell me to take them if I want them. Unfortunately, I have never pulled
2 of
the same type of transformer out of apparently identical ovens. At this
point my friend and I have a stash of over 30 transformers, no two
alike.
Right now, go to ebay and there is a boat load of transformers
available.
Just type "high voltage transformer" into the search bar, you should see
over 20 listings, all from the same seller. He wants about $15.00 each
for
them, but I bet that he would take an offer for 4 or 6 of them.

Cheers, Dave G.

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Subject: Sources for MOTs


  > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
  >
  > How do you people acquire MOTs? I can certainly buy them for cheap
but
dont
  > want if I can get them cheaper(preferablly free). Any ideas or
suggestions?
  >
  >
  >