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Old 07-24-2010, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by danrulz98 View Post
That seems like a nice cheap one.

What does the isolation transformer do? I know I've seen them and I have an idea as to what they do, but I've never been too sure.
Some TVs and radios (AA5) ran right off the AC input without a transformer. Sometimes they would solder one side right to the chassis! Depending on which way you plugged in the non-polarized plug, the whole chassis could become hot An isolation transformer will make the set act as if it had a power transformer.

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