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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Electrical work is one of the many important skills I lack. I am not sure if I could open the microwave, remove the motor, close it again, and guarantee that the cage still works

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You could wrap the whole thing in tin foil to be safe

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Maybe. Probably. I think you have to make sure it's grounded

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Nah, it would be a good idea, but how do you ground against a big solar flare? Conductors are going to work like antennas, you'd probably be better off burying the thing than hooking it up to most things we call ground, they're going to start fires

    And the only reason for the ground is to drain the induced currents from the cage before they affect the insides... You could layer insulator and foil over and over again if you want better protection

    But yeah, tin foil alone would do something to make sure the microwave is solidly covered. It's not like they're a good faraday cage, they're just an available one

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