CV Transformer - Capacitor on separate winding ?

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: CV Transformer - Capacitor on separate winding ?
>   From: Dave Dunfield <dave04a at dunfield.com>
>   Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 06:49:28 -0400
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>But I think you have provided the information I needed - normally
>I bring up a chassis with no load, initially at very low line voltage
>to allow the big electrolitic filter capacitors to take it easy as
>they reform.... But I've not encountered a resonant transformer
>design before - if I understand you correctly, not having any load
>at all is putting the transformer/cap into a state where it is drawing
>excessive power - I will try supplying a load. Do I need to load all
>of the windings, or will drawing from just the 8V supply be adaquate
>(I would expect the latter).
>
>Thanks,
>Dave
>-- 

Load the 5V one at least 10%.  In actuality it makes little difference
if one or all of the winding are loaded as it's the load applied to 
the core that counts.

Allison