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Re: Topband: Termination Transformer

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Subject: Re: Topband: Termination Transformer
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:25 -0800
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On Fri,1/1/2016 3:09 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
John appears to be taking into account the impedance of the winding vs. the 
impedance that the winding is connected to (the 710 ohm line).

A review of how transformers work is in order. Except for stray effects (capacitance between windings, resistance in a core), transformers have no impedance of their own. Rather, they multiply the impedance connected to the other winding by the square of the turns ratio. If you measure Z of an ideal transformer with the other winding open circuit, you should see an open circuit (infinite Z). Real transformers have strays, so you'll see some high Z.

73, Jim K9YC

73, Jim K9YC
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