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Joined: Sun Apr 11 2010, 12:51AM
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Ok, I'm just a lurker here, not too active doing this sort of thing these days so don't have so much to contribute, but I do enjoy reading all of the adventures posted here. There are some really clever and creative folks here. Anyhow, the post about the demise of transformers in microwave ovens and the need for experimenters to roll-their-own reminded me of a book I have lurking around here. It is called:
"Practical Transformer Design Handbook" by Eric Lowdon
It is one of the old TAB publishing books. It is quite good and is aimed at the homebrewer-experimenter type reader, but has plenty of theory, equations and practical design info. It also includes lots of useful how-to stuff on the details of making windings and assembling transformers. It is mostly concerned with laminated iron core type transformers and has some info on designing and making inductors. It assumes that you are not an engineer, engineering student, or manufacturer, and has ideas on how to salvage and rewind old transformers to your needs. It is not a large book and is not a textbook, it's aimed mostly at hobbyist/experimenter/ham radio types.
You can still find used copies on amazon, though there are some sellers asking stupidly high prices for them (over $200? HUH!?). But there are a few in the 20-30 buck range. Inter-library is another possible source.
In a past life I worked for a small place that made custom power transformers. This was one of the books that got me going doing designs. Good basic and practical info to get you up to speed, without needless technobabble.
All standard disclaimers apply: I am not the author, no connection, nothing in it for me, do not point at the sun, blah, blah, blah, etc.
Thought some here might be interested.... Enjoy! -Al
**My apologies if this has been mentioned before, I tried a search on the title and authors name and found nothing so I thought I'd mention it.
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Tom Williamson wrote ...
why is it so over priced O.O
No idea. Crazy sellers, I guess. They see that a book is out of print, so I guess they assume it is now worth hundreds of dollars. Nuts. There were 2 or 3 copies on Amazon for under $30. That's not out of line for most any book these days, in my opinion.
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Transformer book you guys might like...
