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Old 1st Jul 2012, 6:29 pm   #4
GrimJosef
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Default Re: Multi lead power transformer, how to identify windings.

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Originally Posted by Amraduk View Post
If a valve amplifier ... the mains and high voltage secondary windings will be much higher and probably very similar in resistance.
Not necessarily though. On the Quad II valve amp, for example, the 250V mains winding is about 12 ohms end-to-end whereas half of the 315-0-315V HT winding is 60-odd ohms if I remember correctly.

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GJ
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