Re: MOT success

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi,

Into power arcs, power factor and bandwidth for "true RMS" clamp current 
meters may be a factor too...

But if the arcs are super frightening, it's probably working just fine ;-)))

Cheers,

         Terry


At 04:43 PM 1/30/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>One must be careful when using input power as a gauge to estimate output
>power, especially with MOTs. Their efficiency isn't all that good.
>
>Rick W
>Salt Lake City.
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>
>
> > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> >
> > Nah My house service will take it well. Remember my dad is an electrician
> > with the huge shop :)
> >
> > 17kVA still pretty powerful isnt it? What does an average pig do?
> >
> >
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> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 12:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: MOT success
> >
> >
> >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
> >  >
> >  > Hi Aaron,
> >  >
> >  > At 09:09 AM 1/30/2004, you wrote:
> >  > >Heck ya. I'll try and get some pics of the amprobe, and see what the
> > voltage
> >  > >is. One leg carries about 90A and the other about 50A.
> >  >
> >  > The power would be 120 x 90 + 120 x 50 = 16800 kVA in that case.
>Shorted
> >  > mots do about 30 amps typically, so I am a little surprised at the 90
>amp
> > side.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > >Most houses are only on a 100A service. :-D
> >  >
> >  > You may watch if the lights dim a lot.  It they don't the service is
> > pretty
> >  > strong with little resistance.  If the lights do dim considerably, be
> >  > careful since something may blow.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > >If you add circuits, do it right and get the correct rated wire. How
>big
> > do
> >  > >you plan to add?
> >  > >
> >  > >Anyone want to sell me a variac cheap? :-D
> >  >
> >  > I got one for free the other day.  Relative cleaning out garage...  But
>i
> >  > don't have anything big enough for what you need.
> >  >
> >  > Cheers,
> >  >
> >  >          Terry
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >
> >