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September 17th 09, 03:52 PM
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Power supply transformer advice
On Sep 16, 8:46*pm, brian whatcott wrote:
Andy GD1MIP wrote: Hi *I am building a (240volt in) 13.8 volt (out) PSU ... * the transformer must have a secondary of 16.5 volt. I have a Talema branded toroid I want to use, its spec is as follows (from maker)... 73 Andy Now that the ideas are cooking.... consider this. 1100 watt defunct microwaves can be had for the asking. * * They have a particular transformer core design that makes it easy to saw off the 1 KV secondary, and with the generous core window, you could wind 18 to 20 turns of wire good for 10 amps. The turns per volt is not much over 1 tpv.... * And you have a decent rectifier diode for the spares box too.... Admitted - a bandsaw in the workshop makes a 15 minute job out of this transformer hack.(if you don't nick the primary) Brian W KA5WOG Brian, I have done this with old uwave transformers, the ones I could knock out the magnetic shunt with a hammer and punch, but on the newer ovens the shunt is a weld. Will these still work? Jimmie |
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September 17th 09, 05:55 PM
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Power supply transformer advice
JIMMIE wrote:
On Sep 16, 8:46 pm, brian whatcott wrote: Andy GD1MIP wrote: Hi I am building a (240volt in) 13.8 volt (out) PSU ... the transformer must have a secondary of 16.5 volt. I have a Talema branded toroid I want to use, its spec is as follows (from maker)... 73 Andy Now that the ideas are cooking.... consider this. 1100 watt defunct microwaves can be had for the asking. They have a particular transformer core design that makes it easy to saw off the 1 KV secondary, and with the generous core window, you could wind 18 to 20 turns of wire good for 10 amps. The turns per volt is not much over 1 tpv.... And you have a decent rectifier diode for the spares box too.... Admitted - a bandsaw in the workshop makes a 15 minute job out of this transformer hack.(if you don't nick the primary) Brian W KA5WOG Brian, I have done this with old uwave transformers, the ones I could knock out the magnetic shunt with a hammer and punch, but on the newer ovens the shunt is a weld. Will these still work? Jimmie I left the magnetic bypass leg in the core on the one I used for a spot weld source. Its a security blanket against core saturation due to the magnetron,I reckon. Brian W |
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September 18th 09, 04:05 PM
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Power supply transformer advice
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:55:59 -0500, brian whatcott wrote:
JIMMIE wrote: On Sep 16, 8:46 pm, brian whatcott wrote: Andy GD1MIP wrote: Hi I am building a (240volt in) 13.8 volt (out) PSU ... the transformer must have a secondary of 16.5 volt. I have a Talema branded toroid I want to use, its spec is as follows (from maker)... 73 Andy Now that the ideas are cooking.... consider this. 1100 watt defunct microwaves can be had for the asking. They have a particular transformer core design that makes it easy to saw off the 1 KV secondary, and with the generous core window, you could wind 18 to 20 turns of wire good for 10 amps. The turns per volt is not much over 1 tpv.... And you have a decent rectifier diode for the spares box too.... Admitted - a bandsaw in the workshop makes a 15 minute job out of this transformer hack.(if you don't nick the primary) Brian W KA5WOG Brian, I have done this with old uwave transformers, the ones I could knock out the magnetic shunt with a hammer and punch, but on the newer ovens the shunt is a weld. Will these still work? Jimmie I left the magnetic bypass leg in the core on the one I used for a spot weld source. Its a security blanket against core saturation due to the magnetron,I reckon. Brian W I _think_ that shunt serves to limit the secondary current and therefore protect the magnetron. I should go through the math on that... -- www.wescottdesign.com |
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September 18th 09, 05:53 PM
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Power supply transformer advice
Tim Wescott wrote:
.... 1100 watt defunct microwaves can be had for the asking. They have a particular transformer core design that makes it easy to saw off the 1 KV secondary, and with the generous core window, you could wind 18 to 20 turns of wire good for 10 amps. The turns per volt is not much over 1 tpv.... And you have a decent rectifier diode for the spares box too.... Admitted - a bandsaw in the workshop makes a 15 minute job out of this transformer hack.(if you don't nick the primary) Brian W KA5WOG Brian, I have done this with old uwave transformers, the ones I could knock out the magnetic shunt with a hammer and punch, but on the newer ovens the shunt is a weld. Will these still work? Jimmie I left the magnetic bypass leg in the core on the one I used for a spot weld source. Its a security blanket against core saturation due to the magnetron,I reckon. Brian W I _think_ that shunt serves to limit the secondary current and therefore protect the magnetron. I agree.... Brian W |
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