[Boatanchors] Unused transformer windings.

[Mark Foltarz]

Ken,

  Gadzooks! why would anyone want to short out transformer windings?

  What are you "Putting the filament winding in series " with?

  The primary? The high voltage secondary? 

  de KA4JVY

  Mark

  

--- Ken Hickman <n5cm at rtconline.com> wrote:

>  Hi Fellows,
> 
> Don't ever short out unused filament or other transformer windings!
> If you have replaced the vacuum rectifiers with solid state, use the
> unused high voltage filament winding in "series aiding", NOT
> BUCKING to lower the high voltage. 
> The step-up step-down in transformers depends upon the "Turns
> Ratio". Putting the filament winding in series adding will lower
> the Turns Ratio resulting in lower output of the high voltage
> winding.
> FWIW,
> 
> Ken   N5CM
> 
> 
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