[sudo-discuss] 120V isolation transformer?

[Jake]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_regulator#Constant-voltage_transformer

On Wed, 24 Aug 2016, hol at gaskill.com wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, can you share a bit more about waveform
> distortion?  Was just looking at schematics for a 12-pulse converter and
> different winding configurations
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_converter#Twelve-pulse_bridge
> On 2016-08-19 01:24, robb wrote:
>
>> ty for trying to save my life, jake
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>
>>> does sudoroom have an isolation transformer?  it's something that plugs into a regular outlet and outputs the same voltage, but it's isolating.
>>>
>>> we have a couple of universal AC converter boxes which provide 240VAC when you plug them into 120VAC but they are "autotransformers" and they don't isolate.
>>>
>>> I want us to have an isolating transformer so that when people experiment with AC-powered devices, they are much less likely to suffer a lethal shock and die.
>>>
>>> note:  some voltage-regulator transformers are isolating, but since they distort the waveform in order to achieve the voltage stabilizing, they are not ideal for our purposes.
>>>
>>> thank you,
>>> -jake
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