A Microwave Oven Hides a Powerful and Dangerous Microwave Weapon
The magnetron inside a regular microwave oven produces electromagnetic waves of about 800 watts at 2450 MHz — equivalent to 10,000 Wi-Fi routers. Here's what happens when you take it out and build a directional antenna.
A Microwave Oven Hides a Powerful and Dangerous Microwave Weapon
Good day, dear readers.
This post is dedicated to the undocumented features of a microwave oven. I will demonstrate what useful things can be done using a slightly modified microwave in non-standard ways.
Inside a Microwave Is a Massive Microwave Generator
The power of microwave radiation has long attracted my attention. Its magnetron (microwave generator) produces electromagnetic waves with a power of about 800 watts at a frequency of 2450 MHz. For reference: a single microwave oven produces as much radiation as 10,000 Wi-Fi routers, 5,000 mobile phones, or 30 mobile base stations. A double steel shield is used for protection.
Opening the Case
Warning: electromagnetic microwave radiation can harm your health; high voltage is life-threatening.
After opening the case, you can see a large transformer (MOT) that steps up the mains voltage from 220V to 2000V to power the magnetron.
An Antenna for the Magnetron
After extracting the magnetron, I realized that simply turning it on would be dangerous — the radiation would spread in all directions. I constructed a directional antenna from a coffee can.
To test its effectiveness, I laid out many neon bulbs on a flat surface. When I brought the antenna with the running magnetron close, the bulbs lit up precisely in the targeted area.
Unusual Experiments
Microwaves affect electronics far more strongly than they affect people and animals. Even at a distance of 10 meters, electronics malfunctioned: the TV and stereo system emitted strange sounds, and the mobile phone lost signal and froze. When I brought the magnetron close to the stereo, sparks flew out and it exploded (the mains capacitor blew up).
Using the magnetron's radiation, you can generate plasma. Inside an incandescent light bulb, a brightly glowing yellow sphere ignites, sometimes with a purple tint, resembling ball lightning. An ordinary paperclip under microwave exposure becomes an antenna and can melt. Fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) light up at a great distance.
A reassurance: none of my neighbors were harmed. All the closest neighbors had left the city when hostilities began in Luhansk.
Safety Precautions
I strongly advise against repeating these experiments. Working with microwaves requires special precautionary measures. All experiments were performed for scientific purposes. The harm of microwave radiation to humans has not been fully studied. When approaching a working magnetron at close range, you feel heat from the inside, in specific spots. However, pointing a working magnetron at people must never be done — it can cause eye burns and blood clot formation.
Unusual Applications of the Magnetron
1 — Pest Exterminator. Microwave radiation effectively kills pests in wooden structures. The moisture in insect bodies turns to steam.
2 — Metal Smelting. The magnetron's power is sufficient for smelting non-ferrous metals with proper thermal insulation.
3 — Drying. You can dry grains and cereals with simultaneous sterilization.
4 — Bug Sweep. Treating a room with a magnetron will destroy video cameras, electronic bugs, radio microphones, GPS trackers, and hidden chips.
5 — Jammer. The magnetron jams audio equipment through two walls.
Experiments continue. Using a microwave oven in this manner is dangerous — use only when absolutely necessary and while following safety protocols.
