Re: MOT PSU with Charging Choke

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Greg,

On 14 Oct 2001, at 21:42, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> Dear List,
> 
> Steve Young generously donated a schematic of his MOT
> power supply incorporating a charging choke to boost
> performance. Nice artwork Steve. Have a gander at:
> 
> http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/reactor.htm
> 
> Charging chokes don't get much attention on this list.
> I think the main problem is that most lay-coilers are
> not aware of their existance. Its actually a pretty
> simple idea, within the technical grasp of
> non-electronics types. Kudos to Steve Young for
> bringing this interesting subject up again.

Believe it or not, ballasting the transformer primary with a choke 
does exactly the same thing. That approach however places the entire 
charging voltage burden on the transformer secondary windings.

Regards,
malcolm