I have lots of power transformers on hand, but nothing is working out. I need 200 ma of current, but only 270 to 350 volts DC.
Could I take a center tapped HV secondary of say a 400-0-400 and hook the secondary halves up in parallel to have in effect a 400vac transformer with twice the current capability? I can live with a full wave bridge rectifier. Or is this not possible because the two halves would be in opposite phase?
I saw a reference in a description of a toroidal power transformer to this possibility, but I am suspecting that the "center tap" of that transformer is not hard wired together.
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Topic - Parallel wiring a center tapped transformer - question - Perseo 12:35:32 08/17/10 (2)
- RE: Parallel wiring a center tapped transformer - question - Chris O 12:44:15 08/17/10 (1)
- RE: Parallel wiring a center tapped transformer - question - Perseo 05:01:41 08/18/10 (0)