Randall Nortman wrote: > > Seems like a simple transformer will do it, in theory. But I'm not > sure about how they will work in the real world. Do transformers > distort the voltage waveform or phase?
No. > What happens if I put a load > on the secondary of more than a few nA? Other than switching noise, nothing happens. The switching noise can be dealt with, with a de-bounce circuit. > What non-linearities are > there? None, they aren't an active device, so there aren't issues with linearity. > What sort of transformers are going to give me the best > response? For powerline frequencies, what more response would you need, than what a power transformer gives you? HTH -- Darryl Gibson N2DIY Ubuntu, free software for everybody. (TM) RLU X 182668/379552 “Arms are the only true badges of liberty. The possession of arms is the distinction of a free man from a slave.” -- Andrew Fletcher, A Discourse of Government with relation to Militias (1698) _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
