[Amps] measuring secondary resistance TSPA

[John T. M. Lyles]

Steve
What do you look for, in terms of relative resistance, for a 
choke-input-filter designed transformer?

John
K5PRO
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>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:35:40 +0000
>From: Steve Thompson <g8gsq at eltac.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Amps] more on heavy transformers               TSPA
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>John T. M. Lyles wrote:
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>>  I also found another nice looking brand new transformer in a wooden
>>  crate, all it had marked was a single primary for 208 VAC and two
>>  separate secondaries marked 0 - 1600 with some taps in between. It
>>  was about 10 x 8 x 8 inch sized, and might have some use somewhere.
>>  If the secondaries were adequately insulated, they could be series
>>  wired for 3200 Vrms, but that might be risky.
>I try to remember to carry a pocket meter  - it's really handy to check
>the secondary resistance(s), which will often tell you a transformer is
>designed for choke input use, and save a lot of frustration later.
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>Steve