[ARC5] Potential Good Deal

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi,

I didn't buy mine from eBay but from Mouser. I looked at the 
schematic/wiring diagram and the unit shows two, separate windings and 
when it arrived it indeed had two separate windings. I probably paid 
more than I would have on the bay but often a company's performance and 
reputation are worth something.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 11/28/2015 12:55 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 26 Nov 2015 at 18:11, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
>
>> I just stumbled onto the fact that Amazon has " Goldsource STU-500 Step Up and
>> Down Voltage Converter Transformer, AC 110/220 V, 500 Watt" on sale for $28.75.
>> If you need a whole lot of 220V power from a 110V AC source it sounds like a
>> good deal.
> Be careful: I bought something like that off eBay some time ago, mainly to
> check it out. It is an auto-transformer, and is not a true isolation, or "two
> winding" transformer. I would be willing to bet that this "Goldsource" job is
> the same thing.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>