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jarthel
I was browsing sowter and have seen the word several times in the site.

thanks for the reply. :)
radtech
One that doesn't know the lyrics?



I'll be here all week.. try the veal.
pmillett
It's a copper band wound around the outside of the core and windings. It acts as a shorted turn to leakage flux, helping to contain it.

On a power transformer it can help lower radiated noise (like diode recovery spikes) from getting into other curcuits.

Pete
EC8010
Mark Knopfler wore a luminous one tied over his brow for the "Money for nothing" video.
poynton
quote:
Originally posted by pmillett
.......... it can help lower radiated noise ..............

quote:
Originally posted by EC8010
Mark Knopfler wore a luminous one tied over his brow for the "Money for nothing" video.

It didn't work ........ noise was still radiated !!
EC8010
Touche!
jarthel
quote:
Originally posted by pmillett
It's a copper band wound around the outside of the core and windings. It acts as a shorted turn to leakage flux, helping to contain it.

On a power transformer it can help lower radiated noise (like diode recovery spikes) from getting into other curcuits.

Pete


thank you :)

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