Microvawe transformer spotwelder. Is there a way to improve it?
Hi,
I have built a microvawe transformer spotwelder, I have put a single turn of welder wire for in the secondary and I'm timing it with arduino. Worth mentioning it was/is a 230V transformer. Electrodes are sharpened copper rods. I believe the voltage is still high. The spotwelds it produces are slightly discolored and not as strong as you would expect. Is this design fundamentally borked? Is there anything else I can make to make it better?
Photo from test stage before it was built into a project box, it is less "shocking" now.
If it's a 240v transformer, the primary will have less turns than a 120v one. You may not have a high enough voltage out of your new secondary because of that.
If it's just a matter of getting a larger voltage, then you already got 400V. No need for new windings, unless the insulation on the primary can't handle 400V.