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|    Phil Allison to All    |
|    Re: Mystery transformer    |
|    29 Oct 12 15:10:14    |
      From: phil_a@tpg.com.au              "GRe"       > "Phil Allison" "GRe"       >>       >> ** Almost certainly it's a high quality, 600 ohms line driving       >> transformer.       >>       >> The primary impedance is about 1000 ohms and so suits cathode drive from       >> a       >> small power tube, via a coupling capacitor.       >>       >> Max operating level is about 10 volts rms, with 13 volts drive on the       >> primary.       >>       >> Line receiving versions were usually fitted into a ( mu-metal) shielding       >> can.       >       >       > Sounds like a bull's eye shot to me!       > With a line transformer application in mind I did some more tests.                     ** You are wasting your time with irrelevant tests.              The tranny is intended to be driven from a low impedance source ( circa 50       ohms) and that tends to irons out effects due to low magnetisation.              You need a THD meter to make sense of what matters and what does not.                            .... Phil              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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