[ARC5] Bucking transformer configurations.

Bill Cromwell wrcromwell at gmail.com
Mon Dec 10 13:15:04 EST 2012


On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 11:23 -0500, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> Actually, no.  I was referring to the auto-transformer connection.  If you 
> connect the two windings in series aiding and consider the transformer as 
> having a single tapped winding, it becomes an auto-transformer.  If you 
> connect the line to the tap, you will get higher than line voltage at the other 
> end of the secondary winding and the circuit is that of a boost transformer.  
> The connections to reduce output voltage as an auto-transformer are the 
> reverse of those to do it as a buck transformer.
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> 
> Robert  Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480

Thanks Bob,

I think I see the difference now.

73,

Bill  KU8H



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