[simpits-tech] AC dimmers and transformers

[geneb]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2014, Matt Bailey wrote:

>
> Secondary question: what happens if I feed the transformers another
> frequency? And if they are actually a triac, what would the wrong
> frequency do? (It seems to me, in the case of a triac, they would
> either just work, or they would get unstable, erratic voltages.)

I suspect you'll overheat them.  It's my understanding that transformers 
wound for 400Hz get really cranky at 60Hz.

g.

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