We did not learn anything very technical about audio transformers in college 40 years ago so I am learning audio transformer design on my own. After reading a very technical book on Audio Transformer Technology, wow these things are way more technical than I ever dreamed. The author is very technical in the whole book, this is the type of book a person needs to be concentrating 100% all the time other wise you miss something. This is the type of information I love so I will understand every detail about Audio Transformers. I think I will need to read this information about 6 or 7 times to take it all into memory.
I think I have missed something but after several hours of reading I need a rest. I will read the information again in a few days.
Question. If a person needs to design an audio transformer with 5000 ohms on the primary, 5000 ohms is wire resistance only no matter how many turns it takes. Number of turns is determined by wire size and wire resistance. 5000 ohms is the tube plate load for B+. I don't recall reading anything about how to wind the secondary coil to get 4 ohms or 8 ohms. Is this determined by wire resistance too?
I think I have missed something but after several hours of reading I need a rest. I will read the information again in a few days.
Question. If a person needs to design an audio transformer with 5000 ohms on the primary, 5000 ohms is wire resistance only no matter how many turns it takes. Number of turns is determined by wire size and wire resistance. 5000 ohms is the tube plate load for B+. I don't recall reading anything about how to wind the secondary coil to get 4 ohms or 8 ohms. Is this determined by wire resistance too?
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