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user 37518 said:Well, i just wanted to discuss something, What would be the best way to use a transformer to basically smash something ?
I was thinking, i have some 1:1 trannies laying around and i just want to experiment a bit with them, maybe interesting things could happen, i was thinking on applying DC to the primary (with the proper protective caps so DC doesnt go to the outputs of the preceding device) and just basically creating a DC offset so the transformer saturates earlier. What would be the best way to do this without melting down the transformer?
Any other thoughts?
user 37518 said:Andy Peters said:user 37518 said:Well, i just wanted to discuss something, What would be the best way to use a transformer to basically smash something ?
I was thinking, i have some 1:1 trannies laying around and i just want to experiment a bit with them, maybe interesting things could happen, i was thinking on applying DC to the primary (with the proper protective caps so DC doesnt go to the outputs of the preceding device) and just basically creating a DC offset so the transformer saturates earlier. What would be the best way to do this without melting down the transformer?
Any other thoughts?
Bump up the input voltage to something high enough to saturate the core. Then attenuate it so the following electronics don't clip.
Other than that, I don't really see the point ...
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The thing is, unless you have a really crappy transformer, which easily saturates, you may have a hard time getting a level at which the transformer starts to distort. I have no idea what sort of input voltages might make things get weird, but I suspect you won't get them using opamp-compatible supply rails.
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Yeap those were my initial thoughts, maybe using a 4:1 transformer so the output doesnt clip the next stage, but i have 1:1, so well, i though of dc, i just want to destroy stuff without actually physically destroying it hehehe
gemini86 said:That's a lot of iron....
30W?
And Hammond has always been on the overpriced side, anyway.
Something more like this?
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Triad-Magnetics/TY-145P/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMs8I5ltipPMAJV8Cpr%252bA5Aa
user 37518 said:Well, i just wanted to discuss something, What would be the best way to use a transformer to basically smash something ?
I was thinking, i have some 1:1 trannies laying around and i just want to experiment a bit with them, maybe interesting things could happen, i was thinking on applying DC to the primary (with the proper protective caps so DC doesnt go to the outputs of the preceding device) and just basically creating a DC offset so the transformer saturates earlier. What would be the best way to do this without melting down the transformer?
Any other thoughts?
Kingston said:I have distorted all transformers I have ever used just to hear what it sounds like. 1:1 line levels, 4:1 and 2:1 tube step downs, 1:2 line drivers. All major brands, many models.
From experience, I'd say you can saturate them some 3-6dB. Not a lot. They will all start to turn into "ring modulators" after that. Doesn't sound good at all. The saturation point is abrupt. Some bigger core transformers will sound slightly better, but it's not a soft distortion at all. It's quite a nasty clipper most of the time.
yes, people hammer on their output transformers, shorts out the lams if you hit it real hard, just remember to pull the tubes first,
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