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_Usually_ the primary, or one of the primaries, begins at pin 1. If
you get two windings that measure about the same resistance, and its a few ohms, it's probably a split primary. You can insure that you get the phasing right if you connect the two windings in series, and apply 120V to just one of the two. Then if you get about zero volts across the whole series connection, you have the two connected counter-phase, like dotted ends connected together. Try the other polarity for one winding and see if you get 2* the applied voltage across the whole series connected primary, which would be in phase (dotted end of one to the undotted end of the other. It's helpful if you have a variac (NOT a lamp-dimmer triac) so you can run the voltage up slowly. An alternative that works nicely is an incandescent light bulb in series with the 120V supply. If the series lamp, 100 watts or so, lights very dimly or not visibly at all, with nearly all the voltage across the transformer winding, you've almost certainly got it connected to the primary. The light bulb will keep you from blowing breakers or fuses. If the transformer has an internal short or you're hooked to the secondary (or if you short the secondary or put a heavy load on it), the lamp will light much more brightly. Of course, be careful. The primary side can give painful shocks, possibly leathal ones. And the secondary side can deliver enough current to make pieces of metal very hot. Cheers, Tom |
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