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Re: Self-built power transformer (some design parameters)



Thanks for clarifying. I didn't phrase it very well--I'm not really good at
putting things into words.

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Mike Magnus" <mike-at-gmx-dot-com>
>
> Doug:
>
> I think the point we were trying to make, which may not be obvious to
> everyone, is that the resulting inductance is still that of one 8-turn
> winding, not one of 40 turns. So if you start out with five 1 mH windings
> (on the same core) and parallel them, you still have a 1 mH inductor but it
> will handle 5 times the current (assuming of course that the core can
> handle it).
>
> - MIke
>
> -
> > Actually, Ohm's law is only valid if there is no inductive coupling. They
> are
> > wound on the same section of core, so they are effectively one inductor,
> > capable
> > of carrying 5 times as much current as one with a single winding.

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