Re: MOT arc

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Original poster: "Charles Hobson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <charles.a.hobson-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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You wrote:

"i was messing with an MOT by holding a battery (6V) up to the terminals.
then there was a brilliant blue flash, the darn thing arced to my index
finger.  it felt like an ordinary static shock and obviously, it didn't kill
of hurt me. why is this?"

Connect the 6 volts to the MOT primary, and then disconnect quickly!! V = L
x di/dt (L = primary inductance in Henries) tells you that you can get a
humongus inductive kick off the primary and a massive voltage off the
secondary also. Hard on the elbows in a small room.

Cheers  Chuck .