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Re: MOTs...Exploring the Low End of TC Voltage Part II



original Poster: "Gregory R. Hunter" <ghunter-at-accucomm-dot-net>
>
> Fellow Coilers,
>
> Inspired by the frequent queries about MOTs on this list, I've just
> conducted a simple test with my 4" Tesla coil driven by a pair of
> unballasted MOTs in series at only 4800VAC, but at insane current.
Results
> were pretty gratifying.
snip...
>My coil is optimized to run on 9KV at medium current, yet the low voltage,
> high current MOTs still did a respectable job.  I know I'm not the first
> guy to do this, but this simple & cheap power supply option seems largely
> unexplored.  It presents some challenges in the area of spark gap design,
> but so what?  I'm enthused.
>

Nice going Greg, thanks for the info. This is what i'm preaching for two
months now. Maybe you could also link the pictures, i only saw a red cross.

The MotMan