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I love to play with MOT's but the only breaker i have to power them off of it only rated for 15 amps, so i decided to see if I could power them off a 240V outlet my dad made for his welders and air compressor and sure enough, it works! So here i will show you how to make a great MOT power supply very easily and for a very low price!
*A MOT can kill you instantly or give you a really nasty shock and they are not toys, I have been shocked by one and it was freaking scary and painful so BE CAREFUL! i am not responsible to any damage caused!
*A MOT can kill you instantly or give you a really nasty shock and they are not toys, I have been shocked by one and it was freaking scary and painful so BE CAREFUL! i am not responsible to any damage caused!
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Two MOT's
A light switch
A inlet from a computer power supply or something like it
A PFC capacitor (optional). 20uF at 250V+ should work just fine
Some .250" female spade connectors (bag of 50 for $2.20). You will also need some smaller ones for the inlet but I don't know what size
Some 14 awg wire. Speaker wire or an old power cord will work just fine
A 12" piece of 2 x 4
A soldering iron and solder
A drill
Some screws. I used #8 x 1/2" screws from Home Depot
A light switch
A inlet from a computer power supply or something like it
A PFC capacitor (optional). 20uF at 250V+ should work just fine
Some .250" female spade connectors (bag of 50 for $2.20). You will also need some smaller ones for the inlet but I don't know what size
Some 14 awg wire. Speaker wire or an old power cord will work just fine
A 12" piece of 2 x 4
A soldering iron and solder
A drill
Some screws. I used #8 x 1/2" screws from Home Depot
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The vertical part on the left side indicates that it can handle a good bit of current.
you should never try to do what you did, because it is dangerous. (but then again, so is this project!!!)
you can pick up those 240V adapters from a hardware store like Lowes or Home Depot.