Re: Weak MOT problem...

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

Hi All, Cory

         Try striking the ground between the MOT core and the HV terminal.
If the MOT core isn't grounded, there isn't much to push against.  Good
grounds (or at least return paths) are important, as I've found with a tube
coil.
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Shad (Sundog)
G-1 #1203
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Subject: Weak MOT problem...


> Original poster: "Cory Roussel by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<imcuddlycory-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I just got in from playing with my various MOTs and I
> am having a strange problem...  They are very very
> weak...  I sat them on my table outside and plugged in
> one of the primarys to the Mains, i got small blue
> (1/2 mm) discharges... i was using a grounded
> discharge rod (dont ask) to create an arc from the
> secondary and i had the usual small blue cold boring
> sparks and then i accidentally did SOMETHING i cant
> tell what because i dont know, it seems like i just
> touched it to the MOT and this HUGE yellow discharge
> appeared, what i was used to seeing in pictures of MOT
> discharges...  All the other ones do the same except i
> havent got the same pretty yellow HOT flame from them
> and they are larger than the tiny one i used for
> that..
> i use NO current limiting... sometimes i hook 2 up in
> parallel and put the secondarys in sereise but no
> different results... waht i find very strange is i
> have a 7Kv supply that has half inch discharges at
> .9uA and this sucker is 500uA at 2Kv...  any ideas on
> these strange problems?
>
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