GEO-Fex Transformer Winding Short Tester

Contributed to the GEO-Fex schematic database by Wayne Horner, this very simple and inexpensive circuit can be attached to a transformer's secondary to determine whether or not it has a shorted winding. <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://wiki.diyrecordingequipment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xform_test.gif"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-5393" alt="diy audio recording transformer tester" src="http://wiki.diyrecordingequipment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xform_test-300x225.gif" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <strong>Transformer Winding Short Tester Features:</strong> <ul> <li>Requires only 6VDC</li> <li>Low-cost, readily available components</li> </ul> <strong>Price:</strong> <ul> <li><strong>~$10</strong> in components, not including enclosure and wiring</li> </ul> &nbsp; <strong>More Information:</strong> <ul> <li>View the GEO-Fex <a href="http://www.geofex.com/schemata.htm">Schematic Database</a></li> <li>View a <a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProjectManager/ProjectDetail.aspx?AccessID=735067ddf9">Mouser Project File</a> containing the required components</li> </ul> &nbsp;