[Boatanchors] Bucking Autotransformer - use as combination bucking and isolation?

[Dave Merrill]

Back in the 1960s, I was a tech in TV Engineering at Zenith Radio. We had a
filament transformer wired up with a double throw switch to boost or buck
the line supplying the DUT. It was called the 'refrigerator bounce test'.
In older homes with inadequate circuit capacity, the line voltage would sag
or jump as the refrigerator compressor cycled. Had to ensure that the
picture size didn't noticably change especially on transformerless B&W
designs.

Dave N9ZC

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024, 4:21 PM wa9wfa <whitebear1122 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I’ve been wanting to build a buck transformer for my BA station for 20
> years.  Maybe I’ll get to it this year…. Was planning to buy a new Hammond
> 12.6 VAC 5 or 6 amps or so transformer and buck the line voltage, should
> yield me around 110 volts.  Was thinking that I could plug the boat anchor
> power strip into it and power the BA plugged into the strip.  Are a lot of
> guys using buck transformers?
> 73 Scott WA9WFA
>
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