Re: MOT Filament Xfmrs (was Vacuum Tubes)

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: MOT Filament Xfmrs (was Vacuum Tubes)
From: "Bill the arcstarter" <arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:44:43 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Steve Young wrote:
>You may be able to fix the above saturation problem by also winding 
>about 30-40 turns of primary sized wire on your core and connecting 
>it in seriesas an extension of your primary.  This should reduce the 
>magnetizing current and still leave plenty of power for tube filaments. 
> (You may need to add a turn to your filament winding.)  For safety, I 
>recommend using a hack saw to "hack" off the old secondary, and 
>save your hatchet for chopping wood.

Hey that sounds like a really great idea.  Those few extra turns will 
really boost the inductance of the coil, reducing the magnetizing 
current.  If I understand things- it will also reduce the core flux, 
possibly bringing things farther away from saturation!

Thanks!

-Bill Pollack (arcstarter)

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