[AMPS] Question About Correct Phase for 240V TransformerPrimary Windings ???

[W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)]

> A 50 - 75 watt light bulb in one leg of the 117 volt source will tell you
> if you have the wrong polarity, if it lights your wrong. It will also
> limit the current to the normal draw of the bulb.
> 
> Art
> KB7WW

That's a good test, when the transformer is in a grounded chassis 
and you have your hands on the outside.

That's a bad idea on a test bench, when the transformer could be 
checked at extremely low voltages safely.

 
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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