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Subject: [AMPS] Parallel power transformers
From: amps@txrx.demon.co.uk (Steve Thompson)
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 21:41:22 +0000
In message <199811080349.WAA58304@pimout1-int.prodigy.net>, frank ayers
jr <LOMAX1@prodigy.net> writes
>
>Got a question from somebody today. He has two identical power
>transformers, each 120v in and 1800 v at 500ma out. The question is could
>these be put primaries in series and secondaries in parallel to give a 220
>v primary 1800v @ 1 amp secondary?
>Theoretically yes, but what about running a real world amp with that thing?
>I'd be tempted not to, but any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Frank
>W2FCA
>
Instead of putting the secondaries directly in parallel, feed each into
a bridge and parallel the bridge outputs. This prevents any risk of
reverse current flow.

Steve

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