sparks for cheap

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Subject: sparks for cheap
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 23:14:18 -0500
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From:  Gregory R. Hunter [SMTP:ghunter-at-enterprise-dot-net]
Sent:  Thursday, August 20, 1998 4:04 PM
To:  'Tesla List'
Subject:  RE: sparks for cheap

Reinhard,

I'm puzzled.  I've studied dozens MOT's and I've never seen one that wasn't shunted.  My usual technique for testing MOT's is to short out the secondary with a DMM set to measure AC current, and simply plug them in.  I've never blown up a DMM or popped a breaker doing this.  Where are you finding un-shunted MOTs?

Greg

Sleepy Hollow

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From: 	Tesla List[SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: 	Thursday, August 20, 1998 5:46 AM
To: 	'Tesla List'
Subject: 	sparks for cheap

 <BIG snip>...MOT´s usually aren´t current limited, so your breaker is
 going to cut out sonner or later (w/o a ballast in the primary)

Regards,
Reinhard