Re: MOT's

["Kevin D" <teslacoilfreak1-at-mediaone-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

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Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: MOT's


> Original Poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
>
> In a message dated 5/27/00 9:46:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> <<
>  Hi nick,
>  A few people on the list have used  MOT's for TC's,I have not used them
but
>  I do know they must be current limited.a good way to do this is to take
one
>  MOT and short the secondary winding and then connect the primary winding
in
>  series with the output of you main MOT's.Also if you are using a single
>  static gap i.e. 2 bolts or the like you should
>  add a high flow fan to blow across the gap to help quenching.
>  Hope this has helped some!
>
>  Kevin dalpe
>
>  BTW: be VERY careful with those MOT's there very deadly!!!
>   >>
> Kevin,
>
> I am sure you ment to say, connect the spare MOT in series with the
primary
> of the MOT power supply, to limit the primary current.
>
> Ed Sonderman
>
>
 Man I feel dumb,I thought that you could put a ballast on either the
primary or secondary side and that the shorted MOT was supposed to go on the
secondary side.OOPS!

Kevin Dalpe