RE: Ge tranny's new

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

You can use a MOT (microwave oven transformer) for a ballast following the
steps below.

1) Connect the high voltage leads of the MOT together. Usually one of the
high voltage leads is connected to the iron core, in which case, connect the
high voltage lead to the core. 

2) Place the primary of the MOT in series with one of the service main
leads.

3) Now you can supply your PTs with one lead from the primary of the MOT and
the other lead from the service mains.

To increase the current supplied to the PT's, you can add more MOTs by
placing their primaries in parallel with the first MOT. Be  sure to short
the high voltage leads of the additional MOTs. In view of the ratings of
your PTs, I would not use more than three MOTs.

You can get microwave ovens from junkyards.

You can also use one PT to ballast the other PT in the same way as using a
MOT for a ballast.

Any MOT will ballast your PTs, but those with heavy primary wire are the
best in my opinion.

Keep in mind that MOTs and PTs are lethal. 

Godfrey Loudner

 






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> Sent:	Saturday, September 15, 2001 9:30 PM
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> Subject:	Ge tranny's new
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <rblaisdell-at-juno-dot-com>
> 
> Ok so we got the courage to plug the suckers in and watch a spark between
> their hv leads.
> then I wired them in Phase Series, this made my extension cord get to hot
> to handle so of course I unplugged it.
> So everyone will tell me to ballast them, but how do I do that?
> Does a flourescent tube ballast work?
> Any other ideas?
> Thanks
> Peace,
> Ry
> 
>