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Transformers Explained Visually

663 points · 92 comments · aray07

  1. ftumminello · · focus · HN ↗
    Why did the inner EE in me think this was going to be a power transformer lol
    1. jaggederest · · focus · HN ↗
      Would have been very interested. I know there are genius/insane people out there winding their own transformers.
      1. kenanfyi · · focus · HN ↗
        Winding your own transformer is really not that big of a deal. Especially if you work in R&D as a power electronics engineer. No one waits for the custom transformer to be delivered to your bench when you were designing a new power supply.

        For high power stuff though, you need some equipment to do that since copper will hard to bend neatly.

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