TerryG
Active member
I think I know the answer to this but just in case, and because I am a noob I'll ask anyway.
What is the best way to wind two 4Ω secondaries? I was thinking if I had two reels of wire I could just wind them at the same time, or wind one on top of the other making sure to keep track of their orientation. Also, would this give me an 8Ω if I externally wired them in series, properly oriented of course.
Also if I have two 4Ω windings, then I am imaging like a power transformers primaries using either 120vac or 240ac would be similar. I would have the option of secondary impedance of 2Ω, 4Ω, 8Ω of speaker impedances depending on how I wound them.
That brings up another question. For some reason, I start off by using the color of tape the same as the color of wire I am going to solder. But the end of the winding I start with the first section of 1/4 of the primary winding I mark with red tape, and the start of the secondary winding which I start with white, as on an amplifier schematic they are on the same side of the represented core. I suppose I should be checking with my dual trace oscilloscope if my windings are in phase or out of phase by 180 degrees. The only reason this is meaningful is for the binding post for two channels to be in phase with each other. Is this how you guys do this?
Thanks in advance!
What is the best way to wind two 4Ω secondaries? I was thinking if I had two reels of wire I could just wind them at the same time, or wind one on top of the other making sure to keep track of their orientation. Also, would this give me an 8Ω if I externally wired them in series, properly oriented of course.
Also if I have two 4Ω windings, then I am imaging like a power transformers primaries using either 120vac or 240ac would be similar. I would have the option of secondary impedance of 2Ω, 4Ω, 8Ω of speaker impedances depending on how I wound them.
That brings up another question. For some reason, I start off by using the color of tape the same as the color of wire I am going to solder. But the end of the winding I start with the first section of 1/4 of the primary winding I mark with red tape, and the start of the secondary winding which I start with white, as on an amplifier schematic they are on the same side of the represented core. I suppose I should be checking with my dual trace oscilloscope if my windings are in phase or out of phase by 180 degrees. The only reason this is meaningful is for the binding post for two channels to be in phase with each other. Is this how you guys do this?
Thanks in advance!