Re: 4" MOT 4stack First Light

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Original poster: Gregory Hunter <tesla_39560@xxxxxxxxx>

MOTs develop lots of current at modest voltage. Even a
4-pack can only muster about 8kv. To quench that kind
of power supply, I suggest a single static sucker gap
coupled to a vacuum cleaner blower like this:

http://hot-streamer.com/greg/vacgap.htm

or this:

http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/onegap.htm

If you want big streamers from a MOT coil, this is the
easiest way. If in doubt, make it bigger than it needs
to be.

Cheers,

Greg

> Original poster: Bob81818@xxxxxxx
>
>         My static gap is a tcbor style with 8 gaps,
> but I'm only using
> three, for a total of about .111 inch gap. I'm using
> a microwave fan as of
> right now, but I'm greatly considering a blower with
> a higher air flow. So
> far the higher the fan speed the better the output.
> I set both the main and
> safety using just the xformer. The main so it would
> fire consistently when
> I applied power across it, and the safety so it just
> wouldn't fire.
>         Dan E.
>


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