On Saturday 02 January 2016 05:52:55 Ben Potter wrote: > > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@wdtv.com] > > > >> Going really OT here (and I should probably start a new thread for > >> this) - what beyond a 1:1 ratio makes a transformer an 'isolation' > >> transformer. > > > >No ohmic connection between primary and secondary. If there is, and > > its > > not just a carbon track from a lightning strike, its an autoformer, > and potentially a killer because it doesn't isolate. Two pieces of > wire are exactly equal >to a 1/1 autoformer IOW.. > > Tested with my multimeter - can't measure a resistance between primary > and secondary. > Can't test further without borrowing a Megger. > > Probably suitable for what I'm using it for. > > Ta > Ben > As long as its capacity is up to the job, yes.
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