Re: Wiring MOTs

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Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

So ground the cores or no? I've seen people with 2 MOTs ground them, but i
suppose 4 is different since you have the secondarys connected


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 > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >
 > Is it just me, or if he wants them in series, he could not ground all of
the
 > cores?
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 >  > Original poster: tesla <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>
 >  >
 >  > Hi Aaron
 >  >
 >  > I would predict you will get conflicting answers to the question.
 >  > I ground my cores on ALL MOT's as I want a ground barrier between the
 >  > secondary and the mains side. Some advocate floating the core to
 > distribute
 >  > the voltage stresses.
 >  >
 >  > If the MOT is in good oil the stress issue does not seem to be a
problem
 >  > based on postings and my own experience.
 >  >
 >  > If I get a secondary RF strike I do not want that getting to the mains
 >  > windings.
 >  > Good luck, MOT's are taking over I think
 >  > Ted L in NZ
 >  >
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 >  > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:44 PM
 >  > Subject: Wiring MOTs
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Im putting 4 MOTs in series with the center 2 secondaries one
connected
 > to
 >  >  > ground.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Do I connect all the cores to ground?
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Also, how do i wire up a MOT to use as a ballast?
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Aaron
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >
 >
 >