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From: blarson@oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: Adding Video Input to TV.  Summary
Message-ID: <161@oberon.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 15:35:44 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 15:35:44 1985
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References: <6770@amdcad.UUCP> <3500001@Clio>
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In article <3500001@Clio> root@Clio.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
>
>berger@clio.UIUC.EDUC
>
>I'm surprised that nobody mentioned it before.  You can make a cheap
>isolation transformer by connecting two filament transformers back to
>back (one is step-down, other is step-up).  The result is a lot
>cheaper than a conventional isolation transformer.

Also note that:
   it is less efficiant than a conventional isolation transformer
   expect it to put out less voltage than you put in

-- 
Bob Larson
Arpa: Blarson@Usc-Ecl.Arpa
Uucp: ihnp4!sdcrdcf!oberon!blarson
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