I've been playing with transformers for the past year or so in several configurations, including TVC's, autoformers, power, isolation and balancing. I've made every mistake imaginable and managed to make them work. What I've learned is that they're as much of an art as a science. They can forgive blunders and be intolerant of the slightest problem. I'm losing my hair, by scratching and pulling, wondering how one configuration works and another doesn't.
The other thing I learned is that you need a very good ground. Pound that galvanized deep into the earth. It's ironic that one of their greatest benefits is their greatest weakness, DC.
The other thing I learned is that you need a very good ground. Pound that galvanized deep into the earth. It's ironic that one of their greatest benefits is their greatest weakness, DC.