RE: Winding direction

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Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au> 

Thanks Brian.  I was hoping that it made no difference ... as changing this
would not be an easy task - means either turning the primary upside down or
rewinding it, or the same with the secondary ... big job either way.

Rgs
Ian.

 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Sent: Monday, 23 February 2004 10:44 am
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 > Subject: Re: Winding direction
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Brian" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi, my first few coils came out the same way, one hits John
 > Freau's length
 > formulae so it really doesnt matter. i wundered the same
 > having wound motors
 > and transformers in a past life. doesnt seem to make any
 > difference for a
 > single coil. cul brian f.
 >
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 > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:20 PM
 > Subject: Winding direction
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au>
 >  >
 >  > Hi Coilers,
 >  >
 >  > Just small point on something I have only just noticed on my coil.
 >  > Wondering if it makes any difference.
 >  >
 >  > My primary is wound clockwise, but my secondary is wound
 > anticlockwise.
 >  > Would this make any difference ?  I am getting some good
 > output - although
 >  > lot's of tweaking left to do ;)
 >  >
 >  > I hadn't even thought of this during construction let
 > alone realised it.
 > If
 >  > I had, my intuition would have suggested I wind them both
 > in the same
 >  > direction.  Something keeps popping into my brain
 > concerning phasing.
 >  >
 >  > Regards
 >  > Ian
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
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