[HomeBrew] Full wave rectifying a 5v winding

[RJ Mattson]

I would take the bells off and see if there is room to snake a few more 
turns of wire in series with the 5v winding.
The 5 and 6 volt windings are usually the last one wound on the core.
Might even be enough room for a complete new 6.3 v winding.
Measuring the voltage with one turn will give you an idea how many turns you 
will need.
bob...w2ami

>>From: "n6kyr at netzero.net" <n6kyr at netzero.net>
>>To: homebrew at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: [HomeBrew] Full wave rectifying a 5v winding
>>Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:41:26 GMT
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>>All:
>>I don't have a 6.3 VAC winding on a nice 310-0-310 VAC 150 mA transformer. 
>>But I do have a 5 VAC 2A winding. I would like to "boost" this up to a 
>>level acceptable to the filaments on a 6AG7 and 6L6. Will full wave 
>>rectification do this? I think by doing so will boost the voltage up by 
>>1.414 (or about 140% or just about 7 V). Kosher or not? Thanks. Cal.