Re: Update: Hurray! 6 Pack MOT supply success

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Probably a reflection of the lower supply voltage with MOT vs Pole
transformer... halving the voltage requires 4 times the capacitance  for the
same energy/bang.


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Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:36 PM
Subject: RE: Update: Hurray! 6 Pack MOT supply success


> Original poster: "Dave Hartwick by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ddhartwick-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> I am confused on the issue of large C required for MOT supplies coils for
> max discharge. Why is this not the case with PDT powered coils? 0.18 ufd,
or
> 180 nfd is a very large cap for coil duty.
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> Those 3' power arcs are not a limitation of the system, of the minimal
> vertical space.
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> I do not doubt your observations Tim, I just don't understand the physics.
> Your MOT supplies do have shunts in, I assume? Are we talking about a
supply
> that has lower source impedance than the average PDT?
> Dave H
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> Original poster: "Daniel Barrett by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <dbarrett1-at-austin.rr-dot-com>
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>     I'm drooling in my keyboard... You are getting 12 to 15 foot power
> arcs??? What are the specs on your secondary and topload?
> -I'm very curious here-
> db
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> > Original poster: "Tim J by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <digital_raven45-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> > Great! :)
> > Watch what happens to those 3' power arcs when you put your C at 0.18
> > uF.....
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> > STAND BACK....WAY BACK! You'll do 4-5 times the distance! And that isn't
a
> > JOKE!
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