Re: MOT Voltage & Current

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: MOT Voltage & Current
• From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 12:28:29 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 4/28/00 4:04:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< What is the typical secondary coil voltage and current rating of a 
microwave
 oven transformer?
 
 My volt meter goes  up to 750 volts.  I know the output voltage of the
 transformer is much higher than that.
 
 The transformer has no tags or stickers with ratings.  I assume the primary 
is
 120 vac.
 
 Gary Weaver
  >>
Gary,

I believe it is about 2,000 to 2,500 volts at about 500 ma.  If it is out of 
a consumer (as opposed to commercial) unit, it should be a 120 volt primary.  
I would apply a small primary voltage with a variac, measure the secondary 
voltage, calculate the turns ratio and calculate the secondary voltage.

Ed Sonderman

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