Thread: Help fill a hole in my Swiss cheese knowledge of ham radio
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Old September 10th 06, 08:16 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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Default Help fill a hole in my Swiss cheese knowledge of ham radio
jawod wrote:
On schematics, there can be a black dot on one end of inductor symbol in
a transformer. What does it mean? I know, pretty basic, huh?

It's a phase reference for an AC signal. Otherwise,
there would be the possibility of a surprise
phase reversal through the transformer.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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