Stacking MOTs

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• Subject: Stacking MOTs
• From: "Payne, Will E" <will.e.payne-at-lmco-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:50:18 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Heres an idea for those with plenty of MOTs to play around with.
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> Run a MOT into a second stage of two reversed MOTs. You can then tie the
> second stage MOTs cores to opposite ends of the HV windings and get two
> 120v sources at HV potential.    You can then run the standard
> parallel/series trick twice as far.
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> The whole rig will only handle the power of the first MOTs rating, but
> this one can actually be several in parallel/parallel.  A similar
> "transformer stacking" trick has been used in particle physics to voltages
> far beyond the capability of a single xfmr.  Dont forget you may lose 5%
> to 10% per stage.
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> Will
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