Re: [TCML] Charging inductor

[Bert Hickman <berthickman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Neither - just leave the primaries open circuited. Terry Fritz found 
that a typical MOT was about 38 Henry and 69 ohms. Some folks have cut 
off the "I" section and added an air gap between the E and I sections to 
prevent saturation.

Bert

jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I take it that you cut the primarys off the MOT or do you just short it.
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
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>
> S&JY wrote:
> > Jim,
> >
> > If you are looking for a charging reactor for a DC system, then two to four
> > MOT secondaries in series works fine.
> Tnx..
>
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