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Can I put 2 transformer in series?
Hello!
Can I put 2 identical power transformer (115V primary and 6.3VCT secondary) in series and get 230V primary and 6.3VCT on secondary)? Thank! |
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Hi,
Can I put 2 identical power transformer (115V primary and 6.3VCT secondary) in series and get 230V primary and 6.3VCT on secondary)? Yes. You might want to put a lamp in series when you first run it, just in case you get the phasing wrong. Measure the two primary voltages to be sure they're equal. 73, Alan |
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Back again,
I forgot to mention that the two secondaries *must* be parallelled. 73, Alan |
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Hi,
Are you meaning that putting the primary in series and secondary in parallel of 2 identical transformers for 230V primary and 6.3VCT on the secondary? Yes. I heard the people said that it's better to use 2 transformers which has 115 primary for 230V instead of "one single" transformer that has 230V at the beginning. Is that correct? It's certainly not better; in fact it's a kludge and not all that safe, but it will "work" if you only have 115 (120)V transformers. Finally, do you think 2 transformer (primary in series and secondary in parallel) will affect the efficiency of the transformers itself? A little less efficient, not enough to worry about. 73, Alan |
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