tip35
Junior Member level 1
Hello, I had a toroidal transformer with 200VA power and 2x17Vac secondary. I needed a 30Vac secondary so I started to take off a few turns until the voltage of the 2 serial secondaries was at about 30Vac. After making this modification, I needed a 24Vac output, so I started again to reduce the voltage, using the same method, by removing turns, until I have got 24Vac. After this, I put back the wire until I got a 30Vac secondary, as it was initially, but now I also had 24Vac secondary and the 30Vac secondary.
So now, my transformer looks strange, but it works.
Now I want to use it at a power supply which needs 30Vac transformer and one 17V secondary.
The schematic of the transformer looks like this:
And in the reality it looks like this:
the 2 red wires on the left are for the primary (230V) and the 3 red wire and the rest of the wires are the secondaries.
What would be the problems if I will continue to use the transformer as it is ?
I know that there will be a inequality between the windings, but I don't know to what will lead this inequality ?
So now, my transformer looks strange, but it works.
Now I want to use it at a power supply which needs 30Vac transformer and one 17V secondary.
The schematic of the transformer looks like this:
And in the reality it looks like this:
the 2 red wires on the left are for the primary (230V) and the 3 red wire and the rest of the wires are the secondaries.
What would be the problems if I will continue to use the transformer as it is ?
I know that there will be a inequality between the windings, but I don't know to what will lead this inequality ?