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Offline Wanabejimi

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Stupid Tranformer Question
« on: October 06, 2020, 02:45:45 pm »
Why does this PT diagram say "red/yellow (CT) to red/blue (bias tap)"?

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Re: Stupid Tranformer Question
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2020, 02:58:59 pm »
dark stabbing;
if you don't want a Ct OR a bias tap, jump CT to bias tap  :dontknow:


EDIT  :BangHead:


don't jumper, ignore me an them and do it correctly
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Re: Stupid Tranformer Question
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2020, 03:13:30 pm »
There are no stupid questions. There are stupid answers and not wanting to risk giving one, I'll only add that I was curious and neither Heyboer or Classic Tone transformers for the same amps have that instructional note. Seems like some weird mistake to me.
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Re: Stupid Tranformer Question
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2020, 03:49:26 pm »
It says that 50V is available between the center tap (CT) wire of your transformer secondary which is Red with a yellow stripe and the red with a blue stripe wire.  If you don't need a bias voltage, (cathode biased amp) then nut off the red with blue stripe wire. 
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Re: Stupid Tranformer Question
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2020, 04:02:07 pm »
Thanks All!

 


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