Ec-1 Wind Your Own Transformer
Aim
To illustrate the principle of a transformer.
Apparatus
- Variac
- Specially built transformer
- 6 V globe
- Wrap around wire
Transformer and Coil with 6V Light Globe
Description
a) Principle of Physics illustrated
Faraday's Law of Induction etc.
b) Procedure
The primary coil is energised with 100V a.c. from the portable variac. A long length of thin wire connected to a 6V bulb is slowly wound around that part of the core which projects from the primary coil. The lamp initially unlit steadily increases in brightness as more turns are added.