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Pinger
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 2:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I was wondering what happens when you increase/decrease the number of turns of the RF Transformers in amps. Some amps have 4 turns, some have 5. What is the difference?
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307
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 12:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You can actually "Gain" power by making them "tighter". I have done this many times and it works.

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Pinger
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 8:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What do you mean by "tighter"? Is it just making sure the wire is wrapped tightly?
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Tech833
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You change the loading, that is all. You do not 'gain' power unless the amp was loaded improperly in the first place.
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307
Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What I mean is to re-wrap the coils as tightly as possible, Also what I mean by "gain power" is the fact that when some amps are built , they do not always take the time in manufacturing to maximize the design , thus when you "tighten" up the wire you in a sence pick up or "gain" the lost power the amp always had. This works great on the KLV-550 amp. If the amps had the best method of "loading" in the first place it would not work. Proof is in the pudding , I have tightened many , many of them...

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Tech833
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 9:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good info.

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