[Amps] Arcing

[rlm]

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Radio WC6W" <wc6w at juno.com>
>
>>    Wrong.
>>
>>    The turns ratio works just as expected in that application.   The
>> secondary voltage is equal to the primary voltage multiplied by the turns
>> ratio.
>
>Anyone checking a power transformer with a high-current ohmmeter knows this
>effect well. When you pull the meter leads, you are lucky of you don't blow
>the meter out or get knocked on your rear!

Some folks know to short another winding when measuring a winding's DC-R.
>...

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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