Re: MOT supply construction question

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Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jpeakall-at-madlabs.info>

Mike,

I can't say what others do, but I sure solder connections that are going to
be under oil. I actually solder almost everything, unless it is a quick and
dirty job. Leftover habit from living and working on boats, I guess. I hate
quick connects, they fail.

Regards,

Jonathan Peakall

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Subject: MOT supply construction question


> Original poster: "Michael Strube by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mjstrube-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> I m in the process of constructing a MOT-based supply that will be
immersed in
> oil. I ve not tried this before, so here is a naïve question do the
connections
> that will be under oil need to be soldered? Up to this point, all my dry
> transformers have just used the quick connects that are available on MOTs.
I m
> guessing that I need to solder those now if they will be in oil. Thanks in
> advance for any help.
>
> Mike
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