Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj04.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.88]) by air-ma10.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA101-b53c4c02789226; Sun, 30 May 2010 10:39:14 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id A8EE638000096; Sun, 30 May 2010 10:39:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OIjeI-0008FK-G6 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 May 2010 15:37:58 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OIjeI-0008FB-4I for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 May 2010 15:37:58 +0100 Received: from mailout-us.gmx.com ([74.208.5.67]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OIjeG-000755-88 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 May 2010 15:37:58 +0100 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 30 May 2010 14:37:49 -0000 Received: from 75-168-133-142.mpls.qwest.net (EHLO [192.168.1.100]) [75.168.133.142] by mail.gmx.com (mp-us001) with SMTP; 30 May 2010 10:37:49 -0400 X-Authenticated: #60769621 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/YOtcdAPfYai+jWYOIBp4eZyY1OZyajb1Z5CkTl0 vRRsUeWhmImNCm Message-ID: <4C02783D.9020502@gmx.com> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 09:37:49 -0500 From: "Mike.WE0H" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <20100530.082855.1608.1.riese-k3djc@juno.com> In-Reply-To: <20100530.082855.1608.1.riese-k3djc@juno.com> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: 8.97kc - TV transformer info needed 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039400c89a84c02789064d4 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) I tried a microwave oven power transformer the other night but it wasn't as efficient as this TV transformer. I couldn't get even 100v out of it with the same input signal that gives me 300v out of this TV transformer. Is it the turns ratio or the ferrite core verses the iron core? As that one fellow said, these TV transformers are antiques and prone to failure. If it goes up in smoke; the end, off the air...hi hi I only have one to use. Mike WE0H riese-k3djc wrote: > I need to look around for an old tube TV for the same thing > > Just wondered how well a neon sign transformer would work. > back in the days I used a pair of HV transformers > back to back as a modulation transformer which appeared to work as > well as one designed for that. so it passed good audio up to 3Khz at > least > I also use a standard transformer in a LF converter which works > well up to 200 Khz or so. The point being would an iron core transformer > work in low power tests at elf ? > > Bob K3DJC