First of I did search for answers.
Sorry if its a silly question.
But the audio world seems to like wound wire.
So can an inverter transformer be used to power an AMP ?.
I have a 1Kva, 2Kva and 3Kva old inverters. Some are 12 volts. Some are 24 volt and some are 36 volt. i.e. the D/C power to them is 1,2,3 bats. And it converts this DC into a/c as a power backup. I just saw these with each side having 5-6 wires coming out of the transformer and was thinking if these could be used in reverse i.e. we feed power in and get d/c out the other end. The problem is while they can support huge loads. The 12 or 24 or 36 volts that go to the bats for charging are typically only an amp or two.
Another Coil I have tons of are HT coils. i.e. The ones you connect to your spark plugs. You have two types CDI which is very low primary like 1 ohm. But high secondary 8K
And the other type is TCI which has high Primary and secondary winds. Like huge bottle coils.
Any idea how any of this stuff could be used in the Audio world ?. Im doing a steampunk setup. Having a few HT coils and UPS transformers would look cool lol.
Sorry if its a silly question.
But the audio world seems to like wound wire.
So can an inverter transformer be used to power an AMP ?.
I have a 1Kva, 2Kva and 3Kva old inverters. Some are 12 volts. Some are 24 volt and some are 36 volt. i.e. the D/C power to them is 1,2,3 bats. And it converts this DC into a/c as a power backup. I just saw these with each side having 5-6 wires coming out of the transformer and was thinking if these could be used in reverse i.e. we feed power in and get d/c out the other end. The problem is while they can support huge loads. The 12 or 24 or 36 volts that go to the bats for charging are typically only an amp or two.
Another Coil I have tons of are HT coils. i.e. The ones you connect to your spark plugs. You have two types CDI which is very low primary like 1 ohm. But high secondary 8K
And the other type is TCI which has high Primary and secondary winds. Like huge bottle coils.
Any idea how any of this stuff could be used in the Audio world ?. Im doing a steampunk setup. Having a few HT coils and UPS transformers would look cool lol.
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I would wait for chinoy to show what HE has before suggesting anything.
Some of what he writes gives me the creeps.
There might be a longer one, it depends on what you might have.
Show pictures, labels, where you pulled them from, etc.
Until proven otherwise, this thread sounds similar to: "Electronic is basically built around of wire. I have lots of wire. ............. Baling wire"
Some of what he writes gives me the creeps.
SHORT answer is NO, FORGET IT.
There might be a longer one, it depends on what you might have.
Show pictures, labels, where you pulled them from, etc.
Until proven otherwise, this thread sounds similar to: "Electronic is basically built around of wire. I have lots of wire. ............. Baling wire"
I have seen a "audio amplifier" with a common spark-coil on a 12AX7. The amazing part is, it apparently "worked". No need to ask how good/bad.
And this is the Steam Punk artist. Sometimes form is more important than function.
And yes: electricity starts with the fall of the cost of wire in around the 1800s. So should be a Steam Punk theme. Except fine-gauge windings are much less visual than pipes and pistons.
And this is the Steam Punk artist. Sometimes form is more important than function.
And yes: electricity starts with the fall of the cost of wire in around the 1800s. So should be a Steam Punk theme. Except fine-gauge windings are much less visual than pipes and pistons.
Hi . I think those transformers from ups and other inverters are not good for audio , because iron thickness is high, turns count too low too. Only if you rewind , but then you get low power. Like microwave oven transformers , they rated about 1kw , but if properly rewound, according formulas and so , only 100-200w max. As i have read somewhere, for audio transformers is better to have lower thickness plates of iron, especially this affects low frequencies . But use them for power supplies is possible.
Dude I love winding up guys like you.
So far the positive and encouraging posts far outweigh the negative Nellie's.
The transformers are in storage the 3 kva units need two guys to lift them. If you had asked nicely I would have made the effort.
Be sure to read my next post on how ecig and vapers should wind their own resistors.
You’re probably not going to rewind 3KVA trafos that take two guys to lift. Need to use as-is, or not at all. I was working on an amp design requiring two signal 80-25’s (I have half a dozen on hand) but decided against it and bought 1.5 kVA Anteks. Would have just been too damn heavy with TWO 2.5kVA EIs. I’d hate to even think about rewinding one by hand without the proper machines. #12 on a toroid winding shuttle is bad enough. Thicker wire on a paper bobbin would make one consider tying the core to your ankle and jumping off a bridge. Then the job of reassembly - you’ll never get all the laminations back in and it will buzz like a beeehive. Smaller ones with plastic bobbins are practical.
Regularly such parts come my way but apart from mounting material nothing is used for audio.
Last week I had 6 pieces 70A 0.7 mH, 11milliOhm coils of excellent quality but they were recycled.
BTW it kVA, not Kva.
Last week I had 6 pieces 70A 0.7 mH, 11milliOhm coils of excellent quality but they were recycled.
BTW it kVA, not Kva.
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