Re: inductor current limiting for MOTs

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

Hi
Not exactly an answer to your question but many use the primary of MOTS with
their secondaries shorted as a ballast for other MOTS.
Rgds
Ted L in  NZ
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Subject: inductor current limiting for MOTs


> Original poster: "Laurence Davis by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <meknar-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> I've gathered a few MOTs and realized that I have to current limit
> them.  I want to build a small static gap coil with 1 or 2 of them.
> Some of the people running MOTs have used inductive current limiting.
> However I don't know the equations for calculating the
> inductance required.  can someone point me towards the equations?
> What shape of core should i use for the choke;
> cylindrical or toroidal?  And to choose the material... I'm assuming the
> current limiter would be placed before the chokes limiting the feedback
> of the high frequency from the primary tank circuit.  Therefore the
> frequency would be 60hz.
>
> thanks, larry d.
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