impedance matching Transformers for audio

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  1. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    Does anybody happen to know how to reverse engineer a pre-existing miniature audio Transformer and build a new one from scratch with identical characteristics?
     
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  3. TheDude1969

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    sounds like a job for Chris Tarnovsky :p
     
  4. rabbiporkchop

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    It looks like integrated circuits are his specialty. Winding Transformers is a whole different ballgame and it's pretty much an art form.
    I know the primary winding is half as many wraps or turns as the secondary winding for a 4:1 impedance ratio. Frequency response is also critical and I don't even know how to factor that into the equation
     
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    Yes.

    But I don't have time.

    Winding transformers is easy once you know how.

    Done enough of them in my life time.

    Got a setup to test and map transformers for prototyping. You can build one too with a frequency generator and a bunch of parts.

    I don't have time to explain what, why or how, but here are a few links for you.

    http://jensen-transformers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Audio-Transformers-Chapter.pdf

    http://www.learnabout-electronics.org/ac_theory/transformers04.php

    http://www.radioremembered.org/outimp.htm

    A majority of "miniature" audio stuff is OTS or can be ordered from places like Mouser by the way unless you are building some kickbutt tube amp - then you have to go to Erik Johansen or someone like that who does $300 transformers in chrome.
     
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    I've already seen some high-dollar Transformers made in Sweden for recording industry but that's just a little out of my price range especially since Telex used to sell replacement Transformers for $2.50 a piece.
     
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    Mouser doesn't seem to have anything that quite fits the criteria
     
  8. rabbiporkchop

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    Already read that Bill Whitlock book although most of that stuff went over my head.
     
  9. rabbiporkchop

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    I wonder if anybody happens to know where to locate a miniature audio Transformer with a 4:1 impedance ratio suitable for matching a 150 ohm element to a 600 ohm input something along the lines of this[​IMG]
     
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    Reason for edit: impedance ratio
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    I'm also looking for a miniature audio Transformer with a 2.5:1 impedance ratio for my AKG D 58 which is 240 ohms
    [​IMG]
     
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