Re: pairing obits

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Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi Michael,

Here is a copy of the most common send by Terry last years:

         
> HDPE High density polyethylene
> LDPE Low density polyethylene
> PET Polyethylene terephthalate (mylar)
> PP Polypropylene
> PS Polystyrene
> PVC Polyvinyl chloride
> MMC Multi-mini cap
> EMMC Enhanced Multi Mini Cap
> AC Alternating current
> DC Direct current
> SG Spark gap
> KV Kilovolt
> AWG American Wire Gauge
> TC Tesla coil
> LTRC Larger than resonance cap
> FL Fluorescent Light
> DMM Digital multimeter
> RF Radio frequency
> HF High Frequency
> AL Aluminium
> ARRL American Radio Relay League
> CW Continuous wave
> HV High voltage
> BTW By the way
> BTU British thermal unit
> NaCl Salt
> RMS Root mean squared
> HZ Hertz
> CPS Cycles per second
> DW Damped wave
> IMO In my opinion
> IMHO In my humble opinion
> KVA Kilo volt amp
> PWM Pulse width modulator
> TIG Tungsten inert gas
> MIG Metal inert gas
> PF Power factor
> PFC Power factor correction
> TCML Telsa coil mailing list
> EMI Electromagnetic interference
> RFI Radio frequency interference
> VA Volt amp
> PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
> RSG Rotary spark gap
> SRSG Synchronous rotary spark gap
> ASRSG Asynchronous rotary spark gap
> RQSG Richard Quick spark gap
> RPM Revolutions per minute
> TSG Trigger spark gap
> BPS Breaks per second
> NST Neon sign transformer
> CT Center tapped
> PT Potential transformer
> MOT Microwave oven transformer
> OBIT Oil-burner ignition transformer
> XFMR Transformer

The most common OBIT have 2 terminal and are center tap.

Cheers,

Luc

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "McQuay, Michael by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Michael.McQuay-at-wcg-dot-com>
> 
> 
> I'm just getting back into coiling after a several year hiatus.
> I've been reading the mail list for a couple of days, and I'm curious.  What
> is an 'obit'?
> 
> It's obviously a High voltage transformer of some sort with only one HV
> terminal.
> I believe I even ran across a picture of some on the web.
> 
> What were "obits" originally used for before their life as a tesla coil
> exciter and where did the name "obit" come from?  Is it short for something?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: Tesla list
> 
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> 
> Sent: 2/6/2002 8:46 AM
> 
> Subject: pairing obits
> 
> Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz
> 
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>
> 
> hi all
> 
>         iv got some obits and want to hook three in parallel how do i do
> 
> it if
> 
> i link all the earths then the one in the middle is a prob iv run two in
> 
> series
> 
> with the earth centre tapped in effect an nst . the ratings are 7.5kv x2
> 
> 30ma
> 
> so would this make it 15kv 60ma or 15kv 30ma if i dont get much joy with
> 
> these
> 
> my mots are coming out with an inductive ballast
> 
> 
> 
> cheers
> 
> colin heath