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Title: mod trans. ohming
Post by: w5tmg on March 13, 2013, 01:15:20 PM
can someone tell me how to ohm out a mod trans for an rca bta1r kw transmitter,,,they run a pair of 4-400's. and if possible what it should read...??? thnxs on the tag it says pri 10000/2500 ohms and sec.6750 ohms 1kva... i just need to know how to measure it...


Title: Re: mod trans. ohming
Post by: KB5MD on March 13, 2013, 03:58:44 PM

That's impedance on the label....d.c. ohms will be different.


Title: Re: mod trans. ohming
Post by: W7TFO on March 13, 2013, 05:40:24 PM
Courtesy my Triplett 630 VOM:

Mod trans:

Primary (total) 117.5 DCR
Secondary 50.5 DCR

60H mod choke:

185 DCR

Sure takes a while to get Mr. Henry out of the way so you can see MR. Ohm....

73DG


Title: Re: mod trans. ohming
Post by: w5tmg on March 13, 2013, 05:58:04 PM
thnxs, just determined its a bad mod trans.thnxs to every one..
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