Re: MOTS (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:41:30 -0400
From: mercurus2000 <mercurus2000@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: MOTS (fwd)

Do these MOTs have the primaries in series or parallel?
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>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:13:15 -0600
>From: S&JY <youngsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: MOTS (fwd)
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>Richard,
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>I run 6 MOTs in oil in series, with the center of them grounded.  I keep the
>voltage to each below 100 and usually below 85 VAC.  Running yours at 80
>volts is an excellent idea.  I measured no-load current draw for 4 MOTS:  80
>volts was 1 amp, 90 volts drew 3 amps, 100 volts was 5.5 amps and 118 volts
>took 17.6 amps!  MOTs stay happy at 90 volts or less.
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>In my opinion, you are pressing your luck to attempt 12 MOTs in series.  I
>have heard of 8 in series, but I am sure 12 in series will be highly
>succeptable to breakdown (secondary to core to primary arcing) even under
>oil.  The outer windings will have peak voltages of about 6 x 2000 x 2/3 x
>1.4 = about 11,200 volts.  Why not just use two banks or three for starters.
>Then if you really need more power, buy one of D. C. Cox's distribution
>transformers.
>--Steve Y.
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>>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:25:31 -0700
>>From: Richard Hall <richhallpfs@xxxxxxx>
>>To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: MOTS
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>>   Hi All
>>    I would like to setup a bank of Mots!  3 to a bank wire the pri. in
>>series then run them on 240. this would put 80vac on each which would keep
>>them below sat. then wire up 3-more banks phase them of course. And wire
>>the sec. in series I have removed the shunts and isolated the sec.from the
>>cores and planed to run each of the 4banks of 3 motes ea. under oil. Has
>>this been tried and or will it work Thanks Richard Hall
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