Re: Star Wars - flyback suggestions?

From: <jwelser_at_ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Date: Mon Aug 17 1998 - 14:11:57 EDT

On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Mitchell Rohde wrote:

>
> I understand where John is going with the flyback tester... but I
> don't quite understand why 99% of flyback problems can't be found
> with a meter. That is, just by checking the windings for shorts or
> open connections...
>

        A common failure mode is two (or more) turns of the same
winding shorting together. I guess maybe a really accurate LCR
meter may be able to catch this, but the ringer is what is
usually used..

Joe
Received on Mon Aug 17 13:11:59 1998

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