RE: pairing obits

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Original poster: "McQuay, Michael by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Michael.McQuay-at-wcg-dot-com>

 
I'm just getting back into coiling after a several year hiatus.
I've been reading the mail list for a couple of days, and I'm curious.  What
is an 'obit'?

It's obviously a High voltage transformer of some sort with only one HV
terminal.
I believe I even ran across a picture of some on the web.

What were "obits" originally used for before their life as a tesla coil
exciter and where did the name "obit" come from?  Is it short for something?



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Sent: 2/6/2002 8:46 AM

Subject: pairing obits



Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz

<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>



hi all 

        iv got some obits and want to hook three in parallel how do i do

it if

i link all the earths then the one in the middle is a prob iv run two in

series

with the earth centre tapped in effect an nst . the ratings are 7.5kv x2

30ma

so would this make it 15kv 60ma or 15kv 30ma if i dont get much joy with

these

my mots are coming out with an inductive ballast 

 

cheers

colin heath