Re: Duty cycle of OBIT?

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Original poster: Mike <megavolts61@xxxxxxxxx>

Jon,
   Hi.    An OBIT is intended simply as an ignitor for a oil burner 
heater.    People do use them for TC service, and it should be ok as 
long as you use a protection filter(aka Terry filter) just like a NST.
Mike


Original poster: "Jon Danniken" <danniken@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Howdy,

I scrounged up an old OBIT (10kV, 22mA), and it is electrically
sound.  What I am wondering is, what is the normal duty cycle for these
things.

I know that NSTs are not designed to hold a high voltage for a length
of time longer than it takes to initiate the arc, but what about
OBITs?  Are they designed to be at their full rated voltage for duty
times?

Thanks for any insight into this,

Jon


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