toroid transformer Q

[Martin Czech]

A very nice experiment in school:
 
Primary: the usual multi turns
Secondary: ONE turn, a nail is part of that.

Turn on, see the nail evaporize...


m.c.
 
:::Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 21:05:39 +0200
:::From: Hallgeir Helland <hhelland at mailandnews.com>
:::To: Haible Juergen <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de>
:::CC: Tim Ressel <Tim_R1 at verifone.com>, DIY <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
:::Subject: Re: toroid transformer Q
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:::Haible Juergen wrote:
:::> I have not tried it, but I guess with a larger transformer 
:::> you could even melt the mounting bolt. 
:::
:::I will most definetly isolate that mounting plate.
:::
:::Hallgeir 
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