Recent content by SnifMyBack

Well that's weird, because as soon I've switched to a more powerful MOT, it worked perfectly. 4 AWG wire seems plenty for me, so I'll guess that the way my electrodes are mounted is the problem. Anyway right now it works without problem so I'll leave it like that, but maybe I'll try again with...

Sorry for the very late reply... So I'm happy to see all the support you guys provided! I appreciate it. I've tried differents solution to solve my issue without resolving it. So here my solution: go with bigger MOT. As much as it sounds evident, it's THE solution that just work without any...

Thanks for the reply. When you talk about the capacitor, thought mean one on the 120v side right? Everyone is saying that it take a lot of current to melt the material, but in reality, current is voltage decide how many amps go through the nickel strips. So do you have a clue on how much...

Hi everyone, I'm writting here because I'm very close to drop my project completely because of my non working MOT spot welder. I've tried to look for any possible threads, videos, blogs, etc... that cover DIY MOT spot welding, without solving my issue. Right now the spot welder just doesn't do...