Re: Ganging 1256D's

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Nothing in Lowden on saturable reactors, per se.  He talks about saturation,
but not in the context of using it, but rather, for avoiding it.  Great book
on rewinding transformers, or figuring out from basic design rules what that
unlabelled transformer from the surplus place is.

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Subject: Re: Ganging 1256D's


> Original poster: "John Crighton by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jcrighton-at-sia-dot-net.au>
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> > Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
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> > Let's plug in some nunbers... we can use the standard transformer
equation
> > to determine the volts/turn for a given core area and operating
frequency
> > (from Eric Lowdon - "Practical Transformer Design Handbook", 2nd ed.,
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> Hello Bert and the group,
> Bert, the above book, does it have any practical information on
> saturable reactors. I am looking for a book that has practical
> information and not excessively mathematical.
>
> Variacs are great, but cost lots of money here in Sydney.
> MOTs are free.
> I was just wondering if anyone had experimented with ordinary
> transformers by trying to make a saturable reactor out of them.
>  A variable choke or poor mans variac/current controlling device.
>
> I would like to do some reading on the subject of saturable
> reactors but they only get a mention in the text books I have
> seen so far with no practical information.
>  I would like to know how much DC power can control
>  how much AC power.
> If you Bert or anyone has played with saturable reactors,
>  I would like to know how you got on.
> Regards,
> John Crighton
> Sydney
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