Re: MOT prices

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Steve,

The sticker rating is usually the best clue you can have.  You can probably
draw about 1.5 times the sticker rating for short times.  The rest of the
oven stuff (light, timer, etc.) draw an insignificant amount of power.
Weight vs VA is not a very good measure.  About all you can rely on is that
bigger, heavier MOTs likely can handle more power.
--Another Steve
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Subject: Re: MOT prices


> Original poster: "Steve White by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<slwhite-at-zeus.ia-dot-net>
>
> Has anyone developed a rule of thumb relating the weight of a MOT to its
> power handling capacity? For example, 100 watts per pound. I have a couple
> of MOTs that I salvaged but my only clue as to their power handling
capacity
> is the current and voltage rating of the entire oven found on the sticker
on
> the back of the oven.
>
> Steve: Coiling in Iowa