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RE: [TCML] Looking for a nive plate transformer
I currently have 4 mots wired for 8kv and it looks like Im getting 4KV out of it and they are not current limited and they get hot really fast. Is it normal to do that?There is also alot of boiling and popping in the oil.Is this what all the fuss is about or does anyone think there is something wrong like it should instantly melt wires or something? Thank Gareth
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From: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 06.10.2008 04:59
Subject: Re: [TCML] Looking for a nive plate transformer
Hi Greg, all,
MOTs are great when used for their intended purpose - to
drive the magnetron of a microwave oven. However, I would
have to agree with Phillip when it comes to their suitability as
power transformers for VTTCs. They are indeed built with
"just barely enough to get by" as far as core mass and cross
section vs. their VA or kVA rating. Think about it, a plate
transformer that had an equivalent ~2 kV @ 1 amp rating
to an MOT would likely be 4 to 5 times heavier that the
MOT.
David
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