What can be made from a microwave motor?

A large number of used microwave ovens can easily be found in any landfill. One of the valuable parts that can be removed from a microwave oven is the plate drive motor.
This is a 220 V synchronous electric motor with a gearbox inside the housing. On its basis you can make a lot of homemade products and four ideas will be given below.
If you do not have this motor in stock, you can simply purchase it at Aliexpress for a small price.

220V pocket generator

From this engine you can make a fully functional 220 V alternating current generator. You can use it to light an LED lamp, charge a mobile phone, etc.

It’s done simply: a lever is screwed to the crosspiece on which the plate lies in the microwave. In this case, it is the body of a stationery knife. At the end of the lever, a handle for rotation is made from a bolt.
We install the crosspiece on the motor and rotate the handle. High speed is not required. Any necessary load is connected to the terminals.

Gravity Generator

This generator is suitable for short-term lighting.

Its essence is this: a rope is wound around the motor shaft from a microwave oven.A bottle of water is tied to the end and serves as a weight.
We release the bottle and it gradually falls down, the rope unwinds due to the fact that the shaft rotates.
The load is an LED lamp. The glow time of such a generator depends on the length of the rope. Approximately 30 seconds.

Rotating stand

It is impossible to make a high-quality 3D photo shoot or video of a 360-degree view of goods, cakes, and things without a rotating stand. It can be made simply on the basis of an electric motor and two round wooden stands.
The motor is screwed into one.

And the other lies on top and rests on the engine shaft.

Everything rotates very smoothly, everything is as it should.

Grill drive

Automatically cooking grilled chicken over a fire will be much easier with this drive, which can be made from a microwave motor.

No bearings required. The skewer has two supports on the sides, one of which is connected to an electric motor for rotation.

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