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by Mrdean
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Transformers
Topic: Use of unused windings on OPT
Replies: 1
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Use of unused windings on OPT

HI. I have 300B SET amps using Magnequest OPT (hey, I bought them 26 years ago) and right now I only use the 8 ohm taps. I want to experiment with supertweeters, and was wondering if I can use the 16 ohm taps with the 8 ohm taps as “grounds�- or negative returns. Will this cause Be some weird pr...
by Mrdean
Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: Attenuators
Topic: Unusual use of speaker autoformer
Replies: 0
Views: 8146

Unusual use of speaker autoformer

I mentioned this to Dave by email, but I thought I would post it here in case someone else is curious. I have some piezo film tweeters that need a transformer to up the voltage to get them to operate at reasonable output levels. I inquired as to whether an autoformer hooked up backwards could be use...