[AMPS] Question About Correct Phase for 240V TransformerPrimary Windings ???
Tom Rauch
W8JI@contesting.com
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 22:15:44 -0400
> 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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