Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (rly-mg02.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.108]) by air-mg09.mail.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILINMG093-9fe4a5dd50f2cf; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:09:47 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG028-9fe4a5dd50f2cf; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:09:37 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1MR4E6-0005yS-1o for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:08:50 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1MR4E4-0005yJ-Am for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:08:48 +0100 Received: from cmsout01.mbox.net ([165.212.64.31]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MR4Dr-0002bv-RJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:08:37 +0100 Received: from cmsout01.mbox.net (cmsout01-lo [127.0.0.1]) by cmsout01.mbox.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81EC92ACA33 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cmsapps01.cms.usa.net [165.212.11.136] by cmsout01.mbox.net via smtad (C8.MAIN.3.53L) with ESMTP id XID989NgoNih4285X01; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:33 -0000 X-USANET-Source: 165.212.11.136 IN dibene@usa.net cmsapps01.cms.usa.net X-USANET-MsgId: XID989NgoNih4285X01 Received: from [127.0.0.1] [151.47.210.192] by cmsapps01.cms.usa.net (ESMTPA/dibene@usa.net) via mtad (C8.MAIN.3.53P) with ESMTPA id 531NgoNiE5072M36; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:30 -0000 X-USANET-Auth: 151.47.210.192 AUTH dibene@usa.net [127.0.0.1] Message-ID: <4A5DD4CB.8020109@usa.net> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:08:27 +0200 From: Alberto di Bene User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <1EDB89E6D3E24E008B4897CFE896A09F@lindavideo> In-Reply-To: <1EDB89E6D3E24E008B4897CFE896A09F@lindavideo> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090714-0, 07/14/2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Z-USANET-MsgId: XID531NgoNif5072X36 X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Microwave oven transformers Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Ken wrote: > I was informed that as they stand the voltage regulation is poor, to improve > this the 'Core Shunts' should be removed, (these are laminations between > the two stacks), removal of these 'shunts' also has the effect of > considerably increasing the magnetisation current. Just out of curiosity, what is the purpose of those magnetic shunts when the microwave oven transformers are used for their intended application ? 73 Alberto I2PHD