Tom,The MOT attempts to supply infinite current to the arc, which has an impedance of only a hundred ohms or so. The MOTs will rapidly overheat, burn out, and/or you will blow a breaker in short order.
Dave Thomas Ryckmans wrote:
What happens if you don't have current limiting on a MOT-powered Jacob's ladder? The current flowing through the spark keeps going up until the MOT fails?
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