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Re: Self-built power transformer
to: Doug
I assume your core is a closed core -- if you try this with a straight core
and no closed magnetic path your losses will be horrible.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Self-built power transformer
> Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 9:09 PM
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> Original Poster: Doug Brunner <dabrunner-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> I'm currently building a power transformer for my coil, and I'd like to
> get some reactions on it. It's wound on a 15" long, 1" diameter
> commercial iron core with 1600 turns of 32 AWG magnet wire for the
> secondary, and 5 windings, 8 turns each, of 24 AWG (they're on top of
> each other) for the primary. I'll probably wind a second primary so I
> can run it on 240V as well as 120V. The whole thing will be immersed in
> motor oil. Please reply with your opinion--I want to be sure it won't
> fry on me when I power it up.
>
> --
> --Doug Brunner
> <dabrunner-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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