Would a few experts care to help this chap out....and me too? I could
never find 2 people in a row to agree.
73.....Carl KM1H
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From: vanputten@terman.physics.hope.edu
To: ham-tech@majordomo.netcom.com
Subject: WHY ARE THE TURNS SHORTED?
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 06:49:06 -0400
Message-ID: <97042406490575@terman.physics.hope.edu>
I have noticed that some circuits with tapped coils short the
unused turns and others simply connect the tap leaving the unused
turns open. What is the rationale for shorting the turns? Does
the EMF induced in the shorted turns produce a high circulating
current in the short and therefore energy loss?
Jim van Putten, Professor vanputten@physics.hope.edu
Department of Physics and Engineering PHONE: 616-395-7513
PO Box 9000 FAX: 616-395-7123
Hope College W8QT
Holland, MI 49422-9000
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