dual MOT power supply SGTC

Arcs to grounded target using two microwave oven transformers instead of neon sign transformers on my 4" coil.

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• dual
• microwave
• oven
• transformer
• static
• gap
• tesla
• coil
• MOT
• HV
• high
• voltage
• arcs
• SGTC

[PartScavenger]

Hey! Cool vid! Could you clue us in on the streamer length? Is primary voltage 4kV or did you put a doubler on it?

[bonggoggles]

This was two mots w/ voltage doubler. In tune, I was achieving 48" arcs. This video shows about 42" arcs.

[ubuntupokemoninc]

@yosip1115

ok take a mot and cut all of the windings off, then wind like 30 turns on the core, you will have to experiment with how many turns. but that seems to be a good ballest,

or just find a really big mot, the tend te be current limited around 60 or 700watts and do not heat at all.

[TeslaNick2]

I've used a rotary gap with 4xNST's in parallel and never cooked one, just make sure you have a safety gap between the NST's and the rotary...

[yosip1115]

I have a NST coil, 12kv 30 ma, with 29 inch streamers, I want a rotary gap, but it will destroy my nst... what could I use to limit the current MOT's would draw from my mains? I have already toasted one outlet...thanks