LS, You have it wound correctly. The orientation is indicated on the next page of the manual - Figure 6-16 shows the lead numbering, and it is critical.
73, Don W3FPR lstavenhagen wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm at the point of winding T5 and have a question about whether I have it > wound correctly. In particular, it seems like the step-down winding (the 4 > turns of green wire) can't be perfectly centered over the other winding (the > 16 turns of red wire). I.e. if you start counting turns on the 16-turn coil > from one side, the first pass through the core of the 4-turn winding occurs > between winding 6 and 7. If you start counting turns from the other side, > the first pass of the 4-turn winding occurs between windings 7 and 8. > > Does this sound like it's wound right? I can't see any other way to wind the > xformer without this being the case. It's symmetrical if I turn it over - > i.e. if I flip it, the 4-turn winding is "off" to the other side by 1. > > if this is wound right, does it matter which way it's installed? i.e. which > leads are 1/2 and 3/4? > > The manual doesn't specify so I'm assuming it doesn't. But this is a little > bit of a Rubik's cube type of puzzle for me I guess ;) > > Thanks, > LS > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
