Re: homebrew charging reactor?

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Original poster: "Matthew Smith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>

Steve

Just to make sure I've got the right picture - you have three MOTs 
mounted on insulating standoffs in air - core of one connected to outer 
secondary tap of next (x2)?

Do you leave the primaries and filament windings in place?

Cheers

Matthew Smith

 >I use 3 MOTs in series for a charging reactor, and never have a 
 >flash-over or other insulaton breakdown.  The MOTs all have to be 
 >mounted on insulators and separated from each other a bit.  This also 
 >has the advantage of more inductance which in turn allows lower break 
 >rates (actually longer dwell times) before the reactors saturate and 
 >cause power arcs in your RSG.  (The amount of inductance is not as 
 >important if you use a TSG with air >blast.)
 >--Steve Young