Kinda OT but that what's true HW hacker do in a pinch.

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Jan 23 05:50:19 2002

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > > I probably wouldn't want to practice by winding a mains winding that's
> > > going to be run unattended. But anyway...
> >
> > I've wound a number of them in the past, including some rather unusual HV
> > stuff for custom equipment. I'd certainly double check my work with a
> > meter, but I'd be ok with it.
>
> You want to do a high voltage insulation test (aka 'megger' test) at
> least. And run it at full voltage to make sure nothing flashes over.

True, but unfortunately I don't currently own or have access to such a
meter. I would certainly find one to test a transformer core I wound if I
planned to use it unattended.

-Toth
Received on Wed Jan 23 2002 - 05:50:19 GMT