leadbelly said:Is the primary rated for 240VAC?
I got it out of a 120 VAC ampliphier. Does that mean it's rated for 120 VAC probably? What might happen at 240 VAC? Good things or bad things
leadbelly said:Speaking for myself, if it was a single primary and not dual, and if there was nothing on it saying it was rated for 240VAC, I wouldn't try it. Plus, surplus transformers at cheap $$$ abound.
I beleave it is dual. It has two pairs of 18 VDC and some other pair that's some other voltage that is a lot higher I beleave?
I have two other transformers, but I don't know if they are rated for 240 VAC. I do know they came out of 120 VAC amps.
leadbelly said:"Dual" as in dual primaries. If you have 2 primaries, and they were wired up to the mains in parallel in that amp you took it from, you can wire the primaries in series for 240VAC service.
I beleave it has dual primaries. Two other wires I have taped measure 120 VAC and a third one. Also taped off crossed with one of the other two gives 240 I beleave.
How would I wire them in series?
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