Dad dosnt have a LCR meter, but I let him borrow MINE when he ask's nicely lol. I got a decent one for Christmas year before last. Can you explain the core saturation part? How do you know if its saturated? What am I looking for?
Yes I could google, but this isnt a google question. I am more interested in what I can measure and look for, my meter is a good one, it has Q and all kinds of functions. So it would be a good chance to learn a few techniques and gain some good knowledge from experimenting. I am going to desolder some different size toroids from some old ATX psu's I have. My power source will be 'Dead' batteries to start with, then around 3.3V input.
Thanks for the help, I am pretty sure I am about to learn some important stuff. Transformers are one of those thing you just use without too much thought, Knowing how they work etc will be a good basic block to learn.