Re: Transformer Saturation Avoiding

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Original poster: "Cory Roussel by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <imcuddlycory-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hey Dave,

Well then why dont we just add iron scrap metal to the
outside of our transformers if they are undersized??? 
or for that matter, steel plates... or large chunks of
other transformer's cores........


Just wondering,

Cory Roussel


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
> 
>  
> > Here is another question,  Could the size of a
> > transformers core be increased to prevent
> saturation
> > on overpowering it???
> 
> 	Sure.  THAT is how transformer core size is set
> 	(in detail): to not saturate.
> 
> 	But.
> 	If pushed hard enough ANY transformer can be
> saturated:
> 	increasing core size simply moves that point
> further away.
> 
> 		(Slavin's Law:
> 
> 			If you push it hard enough, it WILL fall
> 			over.)
> 	best
> 	dwp
> 
> 
>