This is my Microwave Oven Transformer stack. It is currently current limited using a heater.

There is approximately 10 36 watt 4' fluorescent tubes in a string around my garage that I am lighting with the MOT stack .

My MOT stack contains 4 Microwave Oven Transformers connected with their outputs in series and their inputs in parallel. They are mounted on plastic cutting boards. I am using threaded rod to hold the layers in place while the PVC pipe covers the threaded rod and it also supports some of the weight.

The output of this is approximately 8800VAC at 350mA The Input voltage is 240VAC

Thanks for looking, Please comment and remember to rate if you like it!

Just say if you want any pics of a certain thing, e.g. the MOT stack arcing to wood/metal etc. (I will try to get more pics of it arcing soon but it is hard to use a camera that has like a second delay before it takes the actual pic from when you press the button, stupid camera) ********************************************************************************************************** Edit The new pictures are of an arc between two carbon electrodes. The other pictures are of 12 fluorescent tubes connected in series but arranged in parallel so you can see them all