Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[triffid]

test

[sparks]

  I am going to try a piece of carbon from an electric motor brush and machine it down into a dipolar configuration.
Then put it in the microwave and electrically stimulate the entire carbon mass.  Then monitor what goes on in the pinch zone of the carbon. 

[AbbaRue]

Well putting a carbon rod into the microwave should give you some sparks. 
If there was a way of getting a magnetic field into the rod it may give interesting results.
I wonder if they make a magnet that doesn't conduct electricity, so it could be placed in a microwave.

[sparks]

@AbbaRue

       I am going to try to control the power level to keep the sparks down.
  Could always put the carbon inside an evacuated tube,  hmmmmm this experiment is starting to sound like an ancient lightbulb.  If I can get a coil around the dipole mass and lead her out of the microwave should get some interesting wave forms.  Clean burning of coal comes to mind.

[AbbaRue]

Many microwaves come with a temperature probe that plug into the side of the microwave.
If you are using an old microwave that you won't need for cooking you could modify it to use the
probe plug as a means of connecting to the outside world.
Then something similar to a temperature probe could be used to send power in to power a magnet.
Or to collect power output from the carbon rod.
I think the probe works by shielding the outside of the cable, and the shielding is grounded to the microwave case.
I think that as long as any metal objects inside the microwave are at the same potential as the case
they won't interfere with the microwaves.
Only objects that are floating separately from the case will arc.
At least I think that's how it works anyway, I haven't checked it out to make sure.