Re: Newfound Respect 4 MOTs!!!

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

Ken,

The dump is always a good place to try. Also, if you ask your ENTIRE
extended circle of friends (ask your friends to ask THEIR friends) some of
'em have to have an old MW oven laying around they don't want. Promise them
a spark show!

Regards,

Jonathan Peakall

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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:58 AM
Subject: Newfound Respect 4 MOTs!!!


> Original poster: "Ken Stevens by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bluewaterdiver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> Following Greg's design for a MOT supply, I did a little playing
> tonight.
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> I only have one MOT, so I just built 1/2 of his basic supply.
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> Hooking it up to my Jacobs Ladder (my Std. Test Bench) to see what I
> could get out of a single MOT.
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> It took me a little to realize why, no matter how I adjusted the Brazing
> Rods I have as verticals, kept coming out of adjustment and shorting
> out!!!
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> They were melting!!! Within 10-15 seconds the arc generated enough heat
> to start melting my 800 degree melting point rods!!!! WOW!!!!!! Never
> had that happen with NST's!!!
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> I can hardly wait to get that 6-pack going!!
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> Anyone have some spare MOTs they'd be willing to part with for ???. I've
> been scrounging, but in the homeless capital of California picking have
> been real slim!! What line seems to work best at appliance repair
> shops?? The one I found the little old man behind the counter just
> looked at me real funny and pointed to the not-so-cheap used ones in the
> corner!!! Anyone got a fool-proof line??
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> Thanks for the input,
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> Ken
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