Re: microwave oven transformer oscillation (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:39:26 -0700
From: huil888 <huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: microwave oven transformer oscillation (fwd)

Nathan -

I'm not sure what you mean when you say "Does anybody know why a mot does 
not require oscillation for its operation"?

A MOT is just like any other iron-core transformer in that it requires an 
alternating (or "oscillating") magnetic field to couple energy from the 
primary to the secondary winding. The alternating magnetic field is obtained 
when you power the MOT with an AC current.

So, to simplify things, a MOT absolutely DOES require an alternating or 
oscillating input current to function.

Scott Hanson


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Subject: microwave oven transformer oscillation (fwd)


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> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:48:12 -0700
> From: Nathan Stokely <50kva.54uf.750a@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: microwave oven transformer oscillation
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> Does anybody know why a mot does not require oscillation for its 
> operation?
> Why aren't all transformers built this way for simplicity?
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