Re: MOT info

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Original poster: Rich Simpson <richcreations@xxxxxxxxx>


> I wouldn't worry about the difference cost wise between 30A and 60A draw. 
> Assuming you run it for an hour a day at ~14 kW (plenty enough to 
> annoy/scare the neighbors/police/swat team) over a month that's $84 vs. 
> $42 for ~7kW. I seriously doubt you'll actually run it that much before 
> spark gaps need replaced, ears need a rest, etc. I think it's always 
> easier to use inductive ballasting and cheaper. With caps you'd need lots 
> of them in parallel to handle the 30-60A and you'd need lots of uF (about 
> 100uF for around 25A limiting off the top of my head). I haven't actually 
> tried this myself, but seems like the caps would heat up like resistive 
> ballasting. I personnly would just use the hardware store ballast, (2) 
> 500' rolls of 10-12 awg for 26A limiting.
I just got my new bigger variac, it is a new dual 120V/22A (motorized) unit 
that I paid dearly for, and I really do not want to burn it out, what 
should I do to get the current down to 22A@240v? Again this was for a 6 or 
8 mot stack (which is just until I can save up for a pig or more neons as 
all I have is a 6kv/30ma neon (and that is just not enough for my 4 inch 
coil ;-)

Thanks Again
-Rich