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|    AK to Bob Engelhardt    |
|    Re: Isolation transformer?    |
|    29 Jul 19 18:03:40    |
      From: scientist77017@gmail.com              On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 6:57:45 PM UTC-5, Bob Engelhardt wrote:       > I was looking for a 120-120 isolation transformer on eBay and I kept       > finding 120-240/480 transformers. There are 2 secondaries on these       > (connect in parallel or series). It occurred to me that I could use one       > of these as a 120-120 by using one secondary as input and the other       > secondary as output. I know that this is theoretically possible, but       > are there practical reasons why it wouldn't work?       >       > Also: if one of these 120-240/480 transformers is rated 500VA, that       > means 1 amp on the secondary, right? I.e., 1A at 480v.       >       > Thanks,       > Bob              I have one you can have for free. You just have to pay postage.              It weighs in at 9 lbs.              Bando Shielded Power Transformer Yamaha BD21A35E-0004              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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