Re: homemade transformer

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Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx 

In a message dated 2/1/05 7:37:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
I'd go out and get a book by Lowndes called Practical Transformer Design or
something similar.  That has a lot of generalized and specific data on
building your own transformers, particularly for one-off.

    That's Eric Lowdon's "Practical Transformer Design Handbook". My copy 
was published by Sam's, copyright 1980, 1st ed., 2nd printing 1981. Now out 
of print, I hear.
    Worth its weight in gold.
    Very little on polyphase, high-frequency, current limiting, or 
high-voltage design ("Very high voltages are another subject and are not 
covered in this book.").
    Interesting excerpt: "Then if you want to be really adventurous and 
possibly find an early grave in a careless moment, transformers for 
gas-discharge lamps can be obtained with secondary winding ratings up to 
15,000 volts at 120mA."

-Phil LaBudde