[TCML] mot questions

[Frank]

Hi,
That extra winding is for the filament of the microwave tube, around 
6 VAC at some amps.
Do not short them.
If they bother you, try and remove them or cut the leads as close to 
the core as possible.
Frank

At 12:13 PM 1/9/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>Could someone please tell me what to do with the "extra" windings on mots? I
>think these are called the filament winding, or something like that, they're
>just a couple turns. I was finally going through my accumulation of mots, and
>not being sure, I went ahead and jumpered these windings at first. When I shut
>it down and went to remove the jumper I realized that it got hot. 
>VERY hot. So,
>what do I do with them; leave them shorted together, cut off the excess or try
>to remove it completely if possible?
>
>Also, (going back to my previous questions re: ballasting)I plugged in my mots
>to my variac (22 amp rating)and installed an inline amp meter. With a setup
>like this, is ballasting still an issue? Doesn't the variac, itself, act as a
>ballast as long as I watch so that my amps don't go too high?
>
>Thank you all for your continued help!
>
>Neal.
>
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