Re: Pri/Sec coiling

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Subject: Re: Pri/Sec coiling
From: huffman <huffman-at-fnal.gov>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 08:36:52 -0600
Subscriber: huffman-at-fnal.gov Tue Feb 4 22:12:57 1997

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> > Thanks guys!
> > Catchya later!
> > 
> > Rod
> 
> Rod,
> whether a coil is wound clockwise or counter-clockwise depends on how you
> look at it :) In other words, if a coil is turned upside down, you have
> effectively reversed the windings, haven't you?

Hey Tom,
Was this a late night for you?
There are clockwise and counter clockwise coils and turning one upside down
will not turn it into the other. Sorry, this one hit me the wrong way. :)
The phasing of the primary to secondary make no difference to the TC.
Dave

> As to the effect, I think it does have some bearing, but very minor. The
> only way I see it having a large effect is if the coils are
interconnected
> and the secondary has very few turns. Then you have an autotransformer,
and
> you want them phased the same. But the difference in most normal coils is
> going to be small. It's one of those things that really doesn't matter
> enough to worry about. But it was a good question!!
> 
> Fr. Tom McGahee