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Re: Driving microwave transformers with 220V
From: Harri Suomalainen[SMTP:haba-at-cc.hut.fi]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 1997 8:50 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Driving microwave transformers with 220V
On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Tesla List wrote:
> I have obtained two 2100V uwave transformers. I'd like to wire the
> primaries in parallel and the secondaries in series (dots together),
..and ground the center point to keep ends still at 2.1kV. Grounding one
end of the series system would result in the high end floating at 4.2kV
peak. It may not be able to handle it as it is not designed for that.
Proper system will definately work.
> arrangement with 220V with some sort of ballast. Any success with no
> ballast and low duty cycle (30s-1m with 5min breaks)? These
> transformers came out of 800-1200W rate uwaves.
No ballast would be a bad idea. No matter the duty cycle. It would still
draw *enormous* peaks when the cap is empty and presents a full momentary
short circuit on the secundary side. Ballast is a must.
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