Re: MOT coil does not light

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Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 1/27/04 9:10:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Sigh.......
>
>Each side of the MOT stack produced a nice big arc that wouldnt go out until
>6-8 inchies away from the lug.
>
>However, put the 2 stacks together with the individual MOTs hooked up to the
>phase they worked on before, and you only get a spark when you short one of
>the HV terminals to gnd or the other HV terminal.
>
>They were some hefty arcs when I have the 2 MOTs, but disappointment when
>stacked in 4.
>
>I even tried running them on one phase of 120V by using a jumper wire. No go
>there either, just a spark.
>
>Now what to do??
>
>*snip*


Aaron,

I read another post from you today that said you had all the cores tied 
together, and still connected to the inside H.V. winding.  Did I read that 
correctly?  That is ok for the inside two MOTs only.  For the outside two 
(# 1 and # 4) you need to disconnect the inside H.V. winding from the 
core.  Solder on a longer wire and insulate it well.  I can't recommend 
what to do with those cores.  Some folks say to float them, some say to 
ground them.  I think I would float them if the whole thing is in oil.

Ed Sonderman