[time-nuts] HP 5370B dropping mains voltage...

[Jim Lux]

On 7/6/13 5:26 PM, Mark C. Stephens wrote:
> The elephant in the room thing with me is SAFETY :)
> I mean, can this be a fire hazard, what about the insulation breakdown on the secondary winding etc..
>


Most transformers have a voltage rating on ALL windings that is greater 
than several times the line voltage (e.g. 600V), and most undergo some 
sort of HiPot test as well, at several kV.

If you're ripping the transformer out of some value engineered low cost 
piece of gear (like a $20 sprinkler timer), you might be worried about 
the LV winding. But anything sold as a standalone transformer.