nicking Foil on a power transformer

nicking Foil on a power transformer



I nicked the 1 inch gold foil strip that runs down one side
of a brand new PT .. Have I done any damage ?

I ohmed various pri/sec leads coming on the xformer
and I didn't find any that connected to it.

Re: nicking Foil on a power transformer


"Fred Jones"

> I nicked the 1 inch gold foil strip that runs down one side
> of a brand new PT


** It ain't gold - it's copper.

> .. Have I done any damage ?


** Only cosmetic.


> I ohmed various pri/sec leads coming on the xformer
> and I didn't find any that connected to it.

** It is there as a magnetic shunt - ie it reduces the hum field near the
tranny.

It is a shorted turn wound *around* a transformer in the same orientation
as the windings, but always remaining outside the lamination stack.


..... Phil

Re: nicking Foil on a power transformer

Phil Allison wrote:
>
> ** Only cosmetic.
>
whoossssh ! hoorahh ! thx

Re: nicking Foil on a power transformer



Fred Jones wrote:
>
> I nicked the 1 inch gold foil strip that runs down one side
> of a brand new PT .. Have I done any damage ?

No.
>
> I ohmed various pri/sec leads coming on the xformer
> and I didn't find any that connected to it.

Its OK.

Patrick Turner.

Re: nicking Foil on a power transformer

Patrick Turner wrote:

>
> Its OK.
>
> Patrick Turner.
thx !

Re: nicking Foil on a power transformer



Fred Jones wrote:

> I nicked the 1 inch gold foil strip

copper

> that runs down one side
> of a brand new PT .. Have I done any damage ?

No, it won't be a problem. It's there to reduce the hum field and
alittle nick won't matter.

Graham