Re: [TCML] winding direction

[bartb <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

True for an iron core transformer. Not so much for a TC. To compare, you 
really need two identical secondaries wound in opposite directions and 
compare. I seem to remember someone on the list did this years ago and 
found no difference. I would bet that most secondary and primary winding 
directions are dictated by the coiler (is he/she left or right handed).

I am right handed. I wind coils on a motor drive with secondary 
horizontal. I wind left to right with the wire guided over the top. Can 
you guess my sec winding direction? My primaries are flat and wound 
clockwise looking down on them.

Well, in the end, both coils are opposing and they still works great!

Take care,
Bart

douglas smith wrote:
> when winding my secondary does it matter if i wind it in the same direction as primary
>   probably stupid question but i was reading somewhere about a person that was
>   taking a nst apart to increase ma. and it mentioned something about how
>   he had to do it twice because when he reassembled it he did so as to put the 
>   windings in the same direction ????
>   wondered if that applied to primary/secondary windings
>   thanks
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