[Boatanchors] Lowering power supply output voltage.

[Ken Hickman]

 Hi Gang,

I hesitate to submit this! With all the learned info being tossed around I
don't recall seeing
anyone mention a simple help when converting to solid state rectifiers.
Since you are replacing the hi voltage vacuum rectifier(s) that leaves the
rectifier filament
winding idle - wire it in series with the transformer primary winding - in
series adding!
Yes, series adding. The output voltge is determined by the "turns ratio" so
if you
increase the effective turns of the primary, you lower the turns ratio
resulting is lower
output.
Don't know which is which of the filament winding leads? Just connect one
way and check
output voltage of supply. If voltage is higher than what it was with the
vacuum rectifier,
simply reverse the leads in series with the transformer primary. Then the
voltage output
should be lower.
FWIW,

Ken   N5CM