--- Cedric Chang <cc@nope9.com> wrote:

> >
> > On Feb 15, 2008, at 7:38 AM, John Chung wrote:
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> >  I have quite a few dead stuff thanks to faulty
> > transformers. Do anyone have any guides on
> repairing
> > transformers the practical way? One of the
> > main problems is that I do not know how much to
> wind
> > on the transformer..... The voltage values are not
> > printed on the transformer itself*can't work back
> on
> > paper*.......
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John Chung
> 
> 
> How "dead" are the transformers ?  If they are not a
> melted
> doorstop, why don't you measure the wire gauge and
> calculate
> the length of wire wound on the transformer and
> replace it with
> an equal length of wire ?
> 
> Cedric 
>       


  Dead as in the winding are open. I was just hoping
I would not need to unwind it to find the calculation
of the wire lengths..... Your method requires hard
work  ... I then to be lazy on that part..... Looks
like
I need to get a micrometer for the job. 

Next question:
  Where do you usually source winding wires for your
transformers?

Thanks,
John Chung


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