How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

Making a powerful step-down transformer for various needs is not that difficult. To do this, you will need parts of the core of a pair of old non-working speakers.
The main advantage of a homemade transformer is that you yourself can initially set the necessary parameters for it.

Will need


  • A pair of cores from old speakers.
  • The frame of the coil, which is a coil of solder or wire.
  • Wire 0.25 mm.
  • Wire 0.85 mm.
  • Masking tape.

How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

Transformer manufacturing


Drill a hole closer to the center of the coil for the wire.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

We thread the wire and wind it evenly 1200 turns.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

Drill a hole for the second wire exit. We clean the ends and measure the resistance.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

84 Ohms for a network with a voltage of 230 V will be normal.
We take masking tape and insulate the primary winding. We cut the width with scissors.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

We wind the secondary winding with a 0.85 mm wire. The number of turns for 12 V is 65.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

We isolate the winding. We glue tape on top of the wire of the primary winding, isolating them from the core.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

To ensure that the core fits tightly into the frame, we wrap a little masking tape around it.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

And install both cores on top and bottom
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

The transformer is ready. Just connect the power plug to the primary winding.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

Examination. A 100 watt halogen lamp is used as the load.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

A 250 W transformer was connected through the diode.
How to quickly make a 100 W transformer from speakers

Conclusion


It is advisable to use this transformer as a temporary solution, as it has low efficiency and the core may heat up due to strong eddy currents.

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Comments (2)
  1. Anton Pankratov
    #1 Anton Pankratov Guests 13 November 2019 16:54
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    This is a very controversial decision, since the cores from the speakers are made of good steel, but Foucault currents will try to melt them! It is much better to assemble a transformer, for example, from iron sections of electronic ballasts, starting chokes from long fluorescent lamps! Or a wire core, from a bundle of cut 1mm wire( 100 years ago, such a transformer was called a hedgehog because of its needle-wires. To operate, the wire-needles must be rolled into a ring and fixed on the outside with electrical tape or adhesive tape. There is a detailed description on the Canadian forum https://canadianvintageradio.com/cvrs-forums/topic/ home-brew-hegehog-audio-interstage-transformer-2/
    1. Well
      #2 Well Guests 13 November 2019 17:44
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      What?)))