Re: Breakout PS Again

From: Rodger Boots <rlboots_at_cedar-rapids.net>
Date: Tue Oct 03 2000 - 11:49:18 EDT

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Your 6 volts is just powering coin door lights.&nbsp; Not enough there
to worry about.
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<p>Paul Sommers wrote:
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<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">Gang,</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">Still working on this PS and
I have a really simple and probably dumb question:</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">The transformer I'm using has
all different voltage tabs. I running the board on the 16.5v tab, and the
lights (which go to the board) on the 6v tab - both sharing 0 volts.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">I notice in one electronics
catalogue, they seem to split out transformers you can do this with, and
transformers that you can't. So it appears some transformers, even though
they have all the voltage tabs, only like to be giving out one voltage
(and no, I haven't tried just removing the 6v to see if it makes difference
- the back of the cab is a wiring system from hell at the moment - I thought
I'd be lazy and ask first).</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">Would this be accurate - or
is it that some transformers are better than others at putting out dual
voltages.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">Thanks again everyone</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">Paul</font></font></blockquote>

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