ION-related IGN Comments & Coil Quest

[Shannen Durphey]

garfield at pilgrimhouse.com wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 29 May 1998 01:19:05 -0600, Shannen Durphey <shannen at mcn.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >And now a brief question, found only by those who bother to
> >read an entire post.
> 
> Sheesh, whada consolation prize. B)  In software circles, this would be
> refered to an "easter egg", wouldn't it?
> 
> >Will someone please give me a brief
> >description of the difference between a transformer and an
> >autotransformer?  (We could say that all transformers in
> >cars are Auto transformers ; )
> 
> Well, since that question has already been answered by someone else, I
> CAN tell you that the auto in autotransformer is used in the same sense
> that it was used originally for automobile, as in "self-mobile". So an
> autotransformer is one that is "self-transforming" in some sense. I
> believe this refered to the original common use, which was to
> step-up/down single phase AC line voltage, by making primary and
> secondary pretty close to each other, and reverseable.
> 
> See, way more than you ever wanted to know! I remember grading a
> undergrad EE's homework once, where he refered to these things as Otto
> Transformers. Seems he musta had a dog named Otto or sumpin. Hee.
> 
> Gar
Nope, not more.  Never more than I wanted to know.  More
than I needed at this time, but helps all the same.

Thankee.
Shannen