Re: Performance of MOTs - What is your longest arcs ? ? ?

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

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With 4 MOT's (Common domestic 900watt Ovens) I've achieved 6 feet. Coil was
running over 4kVA. I believe I have not yet achieved the best results due:
1) Not quite getting correct tuning
2) Spark gap limitations
Someone who was posting regularly using Large MOT's with shunts removed I
recall was getting >10ft with 4 MOT's

Best
Ted L in NZ
 > Just curious to see what type of output they got with 4-stack MOT
supplies.
 > I only ask because currently i can get up to
 > 8ft streamers with my potential transformer (3.5kW) (6ft with previous
 > published test at 2.0kW).  If 10ft streamers are
 > obtainable with a 4-MOT supply, then it would definitely be pursuable.  I
do
 > have a 3kVA and 5kVA pole transformer in the garage here, as well as a
 > Lincoln 220AC Arcwelder, but they are too heavy to haul around for
 > demonstration use etc... The 4-MOT supply seems like a lightweight
 > alternative if it actually has the power most claim it can put out!
 >
 > The Captain
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