Re: MOT/Doubler questions or Outrageous Amps Part II

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Original poster: "Peter Komen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pkomen-at-zianet-dot-com>

Hey Ken,

The AC arc will form a continuous plasma arc that can be stretched much
longer than the single discharge of a capacitor that goes out in between
discharges.  I would expect the doubler would give about 60 maximum-length
discharges per second.  Charge one cap on one half cycle and charge the
other cap on the other half cycle; full voltage only occurs once per cycle.

Regards,

Pete Komen
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Subject: MOT/Doubler questions or Outrageous Amps Part II


> Original poster: "Ken Stevens by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> OK, I went back to basics and looked at every single component. MOT's
> and Doublers.
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> I hooked up each MOT independent, and drew a nice NST like arc off of
> each (but with more snarl), OK MOTs are good.
>
> Hooked them both up together and tried to draw and arc and nada! Opps,
> Phasings wrong. Simple fix and WOW, nice 2" arcs. Great!!! Twins are
> good.
>
> Hook up the doubler and check arc again. Wow, doesn't want to jump at
> all. OK, try the spare doubler and it's only a little better. Arc is
> very different. MOT's only, the arc is quiet but long, but with the
> doubler in place the arcs are short, longest is about 1/2", and they
> sound much harsher, more buzzy, like an arc welder!
>
> So, anyone out there able to tell me if all is well?
>
> I think it's working right, because I have tested every component, by
> itself and with a spare, so all reads right. I get good input voltages
> to the doubler, about 2200v each leg, but I also read the same at the
> gap. Does this circuit only work under load conditions?
>
> Thanks for the input...
>
> Ken Stevens
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