I'd have another perspective re the low AC voltage from a single MOT and how
to use this cheap and very plentiful Tesla resource. While 2kV or so in a
classic AC spark gap design is so low that gaps are tricky my view is that
the appropriate configuration to use with a single MOT is DC resonant
charging. There are many successful single MOT DC designs similar to that of
Steve Connor (Scopeboy) at http://scopeboy.com/tesla/tc2schem.html
Good luck and I can only endorse those safety message with MOT's, like all
HV non current limited transformers they are dangerous.
Good luck
Ted in NZ
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On 2013-12-23, at 22:40, David Speck <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Will,
If you are getting 12" sparks with a single MOT for a power transformer,
I'd say that you are really doing very well. The general consensus on
the list is that MOTs are difficult for TC use because their voltage is so
low that it's hard to get a gap to fire without very finicky adjustments.