Re: MOT success

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

I'll probably be using an extra MOT as a ballast for this.

How about some power factor correction caps? These would help wouldnt they?
What ones do I need, the motor run or start?

Aaron

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Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: MOT success


 > Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >
 > I`ve built one, and it sure needs ballasting, I just didn`t reply to that
 > aspect, because I`d be short of a definitive answer to how to do that,
 > being a 240 Volts kind of guy.
 > I suspect that quite a lot of those amps that are drawn end up as heat in
 > primary`s not designed to "idle" along without reflecting a load.
 > I only have 16 Amps and have found a 60mH choke to do good, 30mH even
better.
 > 112nF cap.
 >
 > But I suppose that the roll of installation wire you guys are using over
 > there will work well.
 >
 > Cheers, Finn HAmmer
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 > >Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
 > >In a message dated 1/30/04 11:13:57 AM Pacific Standard Time,
 > >tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
 > >
 > >>Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 > >>
 > >>Garbage In = Garbage out right?
 > >>
 > >>34 kVA in = close to 34 kVA out right? some will be lost in heat and
sound,
 > >>but the output should be close to 34kVa?
 > >>
 > >>8kV at 4.25A? Yum. How can I measure the output, put it through a
stepdown
 > >>tranny I am assuming?
 > >>
 > >>Aaron
 > >
 > >Aaron,
 > >I was under the impression that the average MOT put out 2 kv at about 500
 > >ma.  So, your stack would be about 8 kv at 500 ma or 4 kva total.
 > >Maybe someone who has built one can help here.  Do they need ballast in
 > >the primary or not?  Maybe without ballast they act like a distribution
 > >transformer and just keep putting out current until something melts?
 > >Ed Sonderman
 >
 >
 >
 >