Re: MOT info

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Original poster: "Christoph Bohr" <cb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello Rich.

I have build a 4 and a 6-MOT stack in the past and both
performed pretty well in respect to power handling capability.

I have the MOT's under transformer oil which keeps them cold and
aids isolation. Though I did not disconnect the cores from the inner end of
the
secondary winding I had no problems with arcovers during normal operation.
I experienced a primary to core flashover in one of the outer MOT's once,
but this was after exessive voltage rise while not using a safety gap, or in
other words
this was my own fault.

I did not remove the shunts but always wondered if I had better done that.
Maybe anyone else can advise on this.
Howerever, these things are powerfull and cheap to build, but can be a pita
to
carry around, but a pole-pig isn't a lightweight neither.

regards

Christoph