I have been playing around with a Tool Transformer for 110v power tools.
Using an earth leak tester I found that the earth pin on the 240 side
gave a reading on earth, neutral and live on the 110v side. I assume
this is the centre tapped earth, but am curious to know why this is so.

TIA

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David G
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I have been playing around with a Tool Transformer for 110v power tools.
Using an earth leak tester I found that the earth pin on the 240 side gave
a reading on earth, neutral and live on the 110v side. I assume this is the
centre tapped earth, but am curious to know why this is so.

TIA

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Regards


David G

So that if you get a shock between one of the wires and earth you only end
up with 55v going through you.

on 28/04/2006, David G supposed :
I have been playing around with a Tool Transformer for 110v power tools.
Using an earth leak tester I found that the earth pin on the 240 side gave a
reading on earth, neutral and live on the 110v side. I assume this is the
centre tapped earth, but am curious to know why this is so.

TIA

That is because the centre tap of the 110v side is earthed to the 240v
earth :-)

The idea is that there should be a maximum voltage to earth of 55v,
which is half of the 110v voltage of the secondary winding.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

That is because the centre tap of the 110v side is earthed to the 240v
earth :-)

The idea is that there should be a maximum voltage to earth of 55v,
which is half of the 110v voltage of the secondary winding.


Thanks for the replies - that gives me a better understanding of the
workings.

I meant to reply earlier but have been unable to see the replies until
now - my fault with my setup.

Regards

David