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bikerhifinut · 18th Oct 2016, 3:39 pm

Good advice.
I'll second the remark about UK mains, ours frequently hits the legal 253V limit here and it has caused me endless aggravation with mains transformers wound for the nominal 230v. Ed and Mike barker are unfortunately only too well acquainted with my tales of woe. In future if I order a transformer from a manufacturer or supplier I will insist that there's a 250V as well as a 240V tapping on the primary. And if they can't/won't/try to fob me off with BS then it will be no deal.

A.

18th Oct 2016, 3:39 pm	#6
bikerhifinut Octode Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Penrith, Cumbria, UK Posts: 1,993	Re: Advice needed on choosing a power transformer Good advice. I'll second the remark about UK mains, ours frequently hits the legal 253V limit here and it has caused me endless aggravation with mains transformers wound for the nominal 230v. Ed and Mike barker are unfortunately only too well acquainted with my tales of woe. In future if I order a transformer from a manufacturer or supplier I will insist that there's a 250V as well as a 240V tapping on the primary. And if they can't/won't/try to fob me off with BS then it will be no deal. A.