Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 80V Toroid & Ferrite Beads

Carlos Guillermo wondered:

> Hi Jon -
>
> I was under the impression you could parallel the windings on a
> center-tapped transformer as well. What happens if you try? It
> seemed to me that whether you brought out two leads or one lead
> from the same middle point in a winding, you could just use that
> point as one terminal, then join the other two ends for the second
> terminal of a paralleled setup.

No . . . such a connection is known as a short circuit :-)

> Is the direction of the each winding critical here?

Yes . . .see the earlier posts in this thread

> Regards,
>
> Carlos Guillermo
> VERVE Engineering & Design

Bill P at PEARL