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Article #15264Toroid 60Hz power transformer source?
From: TIM SHOPPA
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:35
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:35
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Hello, I have been building some low-level audio circuitry, and have had problems with hum from nearby AC transformers. Currently, I have the power supply located a great distance away from my circuitry in order to eliminate the hum. The sort of transformer I need is 120VAC to around 20 VAC center-tapped, at a few V-A's. As I understand, Toroid transformers can have a much smaller radiated EM field than usual transformers. There are several manufacturers of toroidal power transformers, but they all seem to want an arm and a leg ($50+) for even the smallest transformers. Does anyone know of a more inexpensive source for these? Alternatively, is winding my own toroidal transformer out of the question? I have wound several RF toroidal transformers, but I imagine that a totally different core material would be used in a 60 Hz transformer, and saturation of the core would be a big concern. Do any toroidal core manufacturers give information on using their cores in 60 Hz transformers? I'm looking for the sort of information Amidon gives on their cores - sort of a cookbook procedure on how to make your own transformer. Thanks (in advance), Tim (Shoppa@erin.caltech.edu)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!almach.caltech.edu!shoppa From: shoppa@almach.caltech.edu (TIM SHOPPA) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Toroid 60Hz power transformer source? Date: 15 Dec 1992 16:35 PST Organization: California Institute of Technology Lines: 20 Distribution: world Message-ID: <15DEC199216354453@almach.caltech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: almach.caltech.edu News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41