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Now is a good time to mention a good way for counting the turns on your toroids. Many times on
Note:
a toroid with a lot of turns, you can lose track going around, as some are quite small. A good trick is to
take a digital picture of it
clearly a lot easier.
Yellow core is shown for clarity
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Cut the loops and straighten the wires. It should look like the picture above. If you have wound
it properly, when the leads are bent down, they will align with the six pcb pads shown in the
graphic above. The magnet wire has Thermaleze enamel, and can be removed with a hot
soldering iron. Remove the insulation, and tin the leads before installing on the pcb. Now install
T1 flat with the pcb, and solder the six leads.
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Retain T1 with the nylon hardware as shown in the graphic below. Feed the screw from under
the pcb.
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Attach the four self adhesive rubber feet to the corners on the bottom of the board where
indicated by the silkscreen.
before
you trim the leads and enlarge it on your computer screen. Counting is
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