Re: MOT success

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Original poster: "claude masetto" <claudmas-at-optusnet-dot-com.au> 

I ran my 4 MOT stack with just the spark gap and the 50 amp ammeter was hard
over full scale.
This on a 240 volt supply.
These things really need ballasting.

Claude.
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Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: MOT success


 > Original poster: "Philip Chalk" <phil-at-apsecurity-dot-com.au>
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 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Sent: Friday, 30 January 2004 3:31 PM
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 > Subject: MOT success
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 > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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 > Thanks to Finn and Ed, I have my 4 stack running! Not on the coil yet
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 > arcing between terminals, and boy is it a beast!
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 > Hows 137 amps at 240-250V sound? :-D
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 > STREWTH!  Sounds like about 34kVA, sounds like you need fat cables, &
 > sounds like you'd want to think of how fast that little disk in your
 > power-meter (sorry, Energy-meter) is spinning around, when you throw the
 > TC GO switch  :-)
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 > Thanks for all the help guys!
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