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Im sorry but you have to give us a better diagram of what you are trying to do. To me it looks like a bad idea but then again i have no clue based on that picture.
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From what I see, the 8kV is going into the 120V winding. I think that you might kill the 8kV supply if it can't handle shorts because the core would have it's V per turns way exceeded. This causes saturation which makes the coil look like a resistor with the resistance equal to the resistance of the windings (this depends on the frequency though). Is this right?
Also I wouldn't suggest you using HV with alligator clips so close to each other because the insulation is usually only rated for 500V.
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Myke wrote ...
From what I see, the 8kV is going into the 120V winding. I think that you might kill the 8kV supply if it can't handle shorts because the core would have it's V per turns way exceeded. This causes saturation which makes the coil look like a resistor with the resistance equal to the resistance of the windings (this depends on the frequency though). Is this right?
Also I wouldn't suggest you using HV with alligator clips so close to each other because the insulation is usually only rated for 500V.
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That still will not work. The transformer is not built to withstand more then 1000v so 8kv across the 12v or 120v winding will instantly burn the transformer up.
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At the designed frequency (50/60Hz), the 12V winding won't take much over 12V, then the inductance decreases to the point the transformer will draw as much current as it can.
At a higher frequency it will take more voltage but as you get over a few kV on the output (previously primary) winding, the transformer will get destroyed by flashover.
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Can i use it?
