Re: Expensive hobby

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

The 1650v is what I always seem to find with the output current from 
300-700mA. That's how I measured the output, running the primary at 12v and 
then multiplying it by 10 for 120v primaries or 9.5 for 115v ones.

Mike
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Subject: Re: Expensive hobby


> Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Mike,
> I doubt it because this MOT is substantially larger than the other coils 
> and it has a lot more turns on the secondary. Also, the 4000 V is labeled 
> right on the transformer with the manufacturer's data. Since the 
> manufacturer doesn't know how the end user is going to wire the 
> transformer, they wouldn't put the 4000 V assuming it is going to be 
> driving a voltage doubler or anything else, for that matter.
>
> I'm curious, where did you get the 1650 vac figure? Almost everything I've 
> read on this list and on countless web sites say that the majority of 
> MOT's are 2000 vac and the heavy duty ones 4000 vac. I am going to drive 
> them with my variac set to 10 vac and measure the output from the 
> secondary. Then, I can extrapolate the output at 100 vac on the primary. 
> Anyone have a better idea of determining the secondary voltage on MOT's??
>
> Paul
> Think Positive
>
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>
> > Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Odds are the 4000v is dc after the 1650vac or so from the mot is > 
> rectified
> > and doubled under the load of the magnetron.
> >
> > Mike