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Old 6th Apr 2019, 8:04 pm   #645
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Default Re: Audiophoolery?

The fourier transform of an instantly switched AC waveform includes a DC transient component, and considering the impedance of a transformer down in the frequency range of the transient, a large current transient flows which can easily saturate transformer cores and that causes problematical currents at the power frequency and its harmonics.

The ideal turn-on is an AC waveform growing slowly from zero and the reverse for turn-off. It's related to the need for a steadily diminishing AC signal and not an abrupt turn-off or removal for demagnetisers.

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