Tag: how to wire a neon sign transformer for wood burning

It works very well, but I plan to use it for fractal burning in Lichtenburg, which involves bringing the high side of the transformer to earth to burn wood. As long as you're 100% sure that the microwave or any other appliance you're harvesting the transformer from is off the wall, the only shock you're likely to get in the first place is static. The wire coming from the left prong (the one that goes into the larger wall input) should be...

The wire coming from the left prong (the one that goes into the larger wall input) should be neutral, this connects to the white wire. It works very well, but I plan to use it for fractal burning in Lichtenburg, which involves bringing the high side of the transformer to earth to burn wood. Remember to trim the bare wires (the part that sticks out of the insulated “jacket”) down so that no bare wire comes out of the end caps. It has 5 wires...