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Interesting the talks about transformers and power supplies as I sold them for a living for 18 years some 20 odd years ago and had forgotten much of what has been said. However as I see it most normal transformers have a properly designed primary and as such the only current drawn is that used to generate the magnetising current, as such they will act as a choke and little or nothing will be affected. However and i'm not sure of my ground here. some poorely designed transformers will over heat with no load on them and also sometimes they are designed for a specific purpose and other factors come into play and leaving them in this situation will definiteley affect their life. Of course impregnation of the windings and core is important and depending on the climatic situation and the type of impregnation involved this uneven running may draw moisture into the the coils and in some cases cause "greenspoting: This is an electrolytic activity that will eat your windings away and you may possibly get Moby *** which is not nice. Rgds ian I recall over hearing a converstaion between the lady in charge of our winding section talking to the tea lady who wanted to know what impregnation was and she said "if you get impregnated your stuffed.
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