Re: MOT coil does not light

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

 > The MOTs are wired in series with the center 2 MOTs
 > hooked to the core.
 > They are covered in non detergant motor oil. Trying
 > them off the coil
 > without oil, I couldn't draw an arc without first
 > touching one lead to the
 > other then pulling it away.

That's not right. Something is wrong with your MOT
stack. It should be able to jump a gap without
actually touching...

 > Thus, the spark gap wont
 > jump unless they are
 > almost touching.
 >
 > When the gap does light, nothing happens. I tried
 > both my blower gap made
 > from a plastic PVC tee, and my 2 bolts design
 >
 > Any ideas? I thought MOTs were supposed to be
 > almighty and create big
 > sparks...LOL
 >
 > Aaron
 >

It sounds like one or two of your MOTs is not properly
phased. Once you get a 4-pack properly wired, it will
jump about as wide a gap as your 9kv NST. When you do
strike an arc by hand, you will be able to draw out a
hot, buzzing flame several inches long. Keep fiddling
with your primary wiring until you get all 4 MOTs
pushing & pulling together.

Cheers,



=====
Gregory R. Hunter

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg