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Re: MOT with chopped off primary -- Anyone tried this before?
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- Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:09:34 -0600
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Original poster: Matthew Smith <msmiffy@xxxxxxxxx>
Gregory Hunter wrote:
>
> Yeah, I once chopped off a MOT primary and rewound it
> with half as many turns. I used a dimmer & motor run
> cap to pulse it. It was sort of like an ignition coil
> on steroids. Very nice arc--nice & hot. Mine didn't
> last long enough to become part of a TC power supply.
> It died of internal arcing with less than an hour of
> run time on it. The principle was sound though. Just
> needs tougher insulation.
Oil bath?
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Matthew Smith
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