Re: Quick and dirty dual MOT system...

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Original poster: Gregory Hunter <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

I also built a "quick & dirty" twin MOT coil a couple
years back. Power supply voltage was only about 4kvac.
I would not describe my creation as a practical Tesla
coil. More like a cheap experiment. You can see it at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/motpwr.htm

The only good thing I can say about it was that it
made sparks. If I ever again visit low-voltage
coiling, I think I'll try it with inductive ballast on
the mains and a bigger tank cap.

Cheers,

Greg

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Finn,
 >
 > <SNIP>
 >  > Within these boundary`s, I once lashed up a quick
 >  > and dirty (and very
 >  > enjoyable, I may add) coil, run off 2 MOT`s and
 > with
 >  > only 8 pcs. 56nF
 >  > 1600DCV caps.
 >
 > What kind of gap did you run with this coil?  I am
 > assuming static, since it was a beginner's coil.
 > How
 > did you achieve quenching, and how long were the
 > arcs?
 > I would like to build such a quick and dirty coil
 > for
 > testing certain parameters I might be curious about,
 > plus I know a few folks in my area who have been
 > impressed enough by seeing my 6" system in person to
 > want to start their own projects.  Mostly amateur
 > radio friends.
 >
 > -Brett
 > http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/brett