Re: no sparks from pdt

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Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>

hi
    the problem is definately your water heater elements dropping the
voltage
i tried this with mots and could get nothing as your getting then i changed
to inductive ballst using the primary as ballast with the secondary shorted
this gives approx 70mH
cheers
colin

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Subject: Re: no sparks from pdt


> Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> I followed the link in you post and saw a nameplate for a 4800 volt
> transformer. This is a "low" voltage for a coil, and may be your problem.
>
> KEN
>
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> Subject: no sparks from pdt
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> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <steve.tami.andrews-at-att-dot-net>
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> > i got my pdt all wired up this week with the contol panel
> > (breaker,variac,outlet,meter) and ballast..4 3500 watt 240v waterheater
> > elements.this is on the same coil i have been running 8 15000 30
> > nst's,sometimes with two R.Q static gap's other times a rotary gap....
to
> the
> > point the pdt (15kva) with 240v input turns ratio checked -at-12vac input
was
> > 480v
> > output hums when power is turned on BUT when i got no output on coil, i
> > started
> > cutting back on the ballast untill only one element was in use..i can
> barely
> > get it to arc the the gap on the R.Q. gap?are thr waterheater elem this
> > losey...i get much better results with a 15000 30 nst..1?am i doing this
> wrong?
> > i am using both HV outputs just like a nst should i only be using one
with
> the
> > other side of the primary to
> > ground..http://www.jlproduction-dot-com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=88
> > here is pics of the wiring tag on the pt and the inside wiring....need
> help
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