[Amps] Transformers in series

KD7QAE KD7QAE at ARRL.NET
Sun Mar 12 20:10:30 EST 2006


Bill Turner wrote:

True.  There are safety concerns to be sure but no operational 
requirements.  I would worry much about the primary to secondary and 
secondary to core insulation strength in this application and assure 
myself that at the worst case operating conditions I had a 2:1 safety 
margin.

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>At 01:32 PM 3/12/2006, KD7QAE wrote:
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>>There is NO requirement that cores be grounded to operate.
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>Other than common sense.
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>Imagine working on a unit with an ungrounded core which has somehow 
>developed a short between core and winding, or where the core has 
>accidentally come in contact with a live wire.
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>It could be your last repair job ever.
>
>Bill, W6WRT
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