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MOT 4 stack blowing 20A fuses at 50V



Original poster: "Langer Giv'r" <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello, i have a MOT 4 stack that i use to power my 4" coil. I origonally used a ballast to limit the input current (25 Ohm impedance / 4.5A current draw), but when i took the ballast off, the transformers drew over 20 A at as low as 50V. I would bring the voltage up using my variac and the 20A fuse would blow at as low as 50-70V. I did this 8 times blowing 8 fuses in a row. I took the ballast off because i was only getting about 6-8" arcs from the topload. So I have no idea how my transformers are drawing that much current, can anyone help?? That would be great, thank you!

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