Re: more MOT calc trouble (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:27:18 -0700
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: more MOT calc trouble (fwd)

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> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:15:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kris Grillo <kristianisawesome@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: more MOT calc trouble (fwd)
> 
> I need to measure the leakage inductance of my MO transformers. Would a
> cheap hand held LCR meter like this
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-LCR-MultiMeter-Inductance-Meter-Tester-NEW-AR_W0QQitemZ150174276416QQihZ005QQcategoryZ25421QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> connected to the transformer primary with the secondary winding shorted
> give me a reasonably close measurement? Close enough for me to figure a
> good LTR cap size? Just wondering. It seems the more I read up on this
> seemingly simple measurement the more complex the problem gets.
> 

Maybe, maybe not.  What's the measurement frequency? If it's appreciably 
different than line frequency, then the coupling will be different, the 
effect of parasitic C will be different, etc.