Hooking up the Topaz Isolated Transformer


Hello everyone,
Could someone teach me to connect wires to the Topaz transformer please?
I would like to connect my 240V power line to the Topaz input and get 120V out of it.
Thanks,
Calvin
dangcaonguyen

Showing 3 responses by jea48

OK.This diagram show S1 and S2, the connection still the same, parallel=120V, in series=240V
http://daitronglobal.com/products/power/image/910_3.gif

NO!  S1 and S2 connections are not the same. 


The wiring diagram only shows them connected to H4 and X4 respectively when the transformer is wired as a step up "Grounded System" or wired as a step down "Grounded System".

The S1 shield is only connected to H4 only *IF* H4 will be grounded and become a "Grounded Conductor", a neutral Conductor.

The S2 shield is only connected to X4 only *IF* X4 will be grounded and become a "Grounded Conductor", a neutral Conductor.   

Like I said in my above post The OP is wiring the xfmr as a step down transformer. Primary of xfmr will be fed from 2 Hot Ungrounded conductors. S1 Must be removed from H4. Period!


@dangcaonguyen 


You may find this of interest. Notice the 120V  balanced connected loads on L1 to neutral and 120V L2 to neutral connected loads are in series with one another.  


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVamt9IdQd8  

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Hi @ imhififan  

Jim, just for my curiosity, why don’t you recommend OP move S1 to ground terminal?
I did through a PM.   

Jim

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