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How do you shield an isolation transformer?

I have a Topaz 2.5 Kva Ultra Isolation Transformer. It has to sit in my 10' x 12' listening room behind my equipment.

It's not real close to the speakers since I have them sitting over 6' into the room in a nearfield listening setup.

I was told that the transformer generates a magnetic field that should be shielded and kept away from my equipment. How do I do this, and is there a way to do whatever so that it looks halfway decent?

Thanks,
Chuck
krell_man

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Krell_man,

I have a 4kva Topaz iso and if my memory serves me correctly, there is a separately grounded shield on both the primary and secondary windings. This serves to reduce coupling between them and would therefore reduce any magnetic fields as well. While transformers use coils which generate magnetic fields, the Topaz is not an ordinary transformer in this regard.
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