[sdiy] Mysterious Transformer Wire

[Ken Stone]

>Are power transformers ever made with a wire that doesn't connect to any of
>the windings, neither primary nor secondary?

Yes, they are.

The wire, (often green,) will connect to an internal shield. Simply connect
it back to ground :)

Ken

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