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Turns out on further investigation the circuit
specifies * two* 32 ohm insets in series for 64 ohms altogether. I've still only got an 8 ohm earpiece, though. So that's an 8:1 transformation which adds up to.... a tap a quarter way along one winding? Or is it three-quarters. Or of course a full, 4:1 transformer, I suppose. I always get confused with transformations, for some reason. :-/ ============================ For a (lossless) transformer V*V/Z = constant , hence the input to output impedance ratio is proportional to the square of the voltage ratio. For your 64 to 8 Ohms application ,hence 8 : 1 impedance ratio you need a small transformer with a sqrt (8:1) = 2.8 :1 voltage ratio (equals winding ratio). You possibly have a small transformer in your junkbox from a wallwart , those low voltage DC power supplies you plug into a wall socket. They often have a switch enabling different output voltages 3-5-6-9-12 V The transformer inside has a single secondary winding ,which could be used as an auto transformer for your application. Perhaps you can also wind your own transformer on a toroid from an old switch mode PSU or the like, say with 50 and 140 turns or a single winding of 140 turns with a tap at 50 turns. The actual winding ratio is probably not critical. The impedance of your earpiece is only around 8 Ohms for a limited audio freq range ; it is usually specified for 1000 Hz Good luck with you endeavours Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH |
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