Re: Large MOT vs. Small MOT

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Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sounds like something else is the limiter like maybe the tube.

Gerry R.

> Original poster: Dan Williams <coilerdude@xxxxxxxxx>
> I am in the process of buttoning up my 813 VTTC (can be seen at 
> www.coilerdude.20m.com).  Tonight I tried a larger unshunted MOT in 
> place of the small shunted one I was using.
> NO Difference Whatsoever.
> Spark length stayed the same, intensity stayed the same.
> This dosn't make allot of sense to me.
> Someone shed some light?  Maybe suggest what else I might try to 
> increase spark length past my current threshold of 12-14"?
> Have added a few more taps and tried tuning, max seems to be 12-14" 
> at this point.  I know for a fact that this tube is capable of much more.