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What is a transformer?

What is a transformer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
  2. (electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Transformer
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No or low output voltage means the transformer winding has open or shorted winding.
He himself admires Peter the Great, the legendary but tyrannical transformer of 18th-century Russia.
The power system doesn't like it but it compensates for it by changing the tap on the transformer.
Power supply units can either be a battery unit or transformer which adjusts mains power to the correct level for an appliance.
Let's start with the heart of the circuit, the main transformer, the device that actually boosts the voltage.
So you'd have to hold on to the tap, and drop in the transformer plugged into an extension lead from your hallway.

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