Re: MOT success

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

Its a 240V circuit (2 120V) for a welder. I believe there is 40 or 50A
breakers in each leg. A brief arc is not enough to trip the breaker. I am
using a 30A rated disconnect and get a nice spark inside of it when I
disconnect it, as the MOTs draw about 20 or 30 with no load I cant remember.
Cant imagine shutting that sucker off under load!! I have a 100A disconnect
around here somewhere though.

I am using 6ga wire from the wall to disconnect, then 6 from the disconnect
to the MOT stack. Goes into lugs and the rest of the system in the box is
all 12ga.

I may just step the wire size up and hook it directly to the power in using
a 125A main circuit breaker. Helps when you have an electrician around!

Any more questions just let me know. 3.3kVA baby!








I have 2 fairly big transformers, and 2 smaller ones.
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Subject: Re: MOT success


 > Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <neko4-at-dodo-dot-com.au>
 >
 > How exactly are you getting that much current? my house fuses blow at
about
 > 25 amps ( rated at 16 amps)
 >
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 > On 29/01/2004 at 9:31 PM Tesla list wrote:
 >
 >  >Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  >Thanks to Finn and Ed, I have my 4 stack running! Not on the coil yet
just
 >  >arcing between terminals, and boy is it a beast!
 >  >
 >  >Hows 137 amps at 240-250V sound? :-D
 >  >
 >  >Thanks for all the help guys!
 >
 >