Transformer - Revision history

NixusMinimax: Grammar and content correction

2019-01-29T13:52:57Z

Grammar and content correction

VenomiZeD: Fixed a small spelling mistake and the name of the transformer (It's named "DC-DC converter")

2019-01-23T12:45:29Z

Fixed a small spelling mistake and the name of the transformer (It's named "DC-DC converter")

Omega Haxors at 18:05, 27 December 2016

2016-12-27T18:05:31Z

Draggster99 at 23:17, 29 August 2016

2016-08-29T23:17:51Z

Draggster99 at 23:16, 29 August 2016

2016-08-29T23:16:31Z

Don bruce at 03:06, 1 July 2015

2015-07-01T03:06:51Z

Kim at 23:06, 27 June 2015

2015-06-27T23:06:24Z

Kim at 23:06, 27 June 2015

2015-06-27T23:06:01Z

Kim at 23:05, 27 June 2015

2015-06-27T23:05:30Z

Kim: it's a block jim!

2015-06-27T23:05:07Z

it's a block jim!

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 |type=Single
 |requirements=Voltage
-}}The DC-DC Converter (previously known as the "Transfomer") is a device that can convert volts to amps and visa versa. It's useful to connect electrical systems which have different voltage or power a high voltage device.
+}}The DC-DC Converter (previously known as the "Transfomer") is a device that can step voltage up and therefore lower amperage and vice versa. It is used everytime you need to connect devices or generators with a difference between their voltage to each other.
-In Electrical Age mod transformer works with DC voltage but in real life it works only with AC.
+In Electrical Age the transformer works with DC voltage but in real life it works only with AC.
 ==Behavior and usage==
-To use the DC-DC converter correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
+To use the DC-DC converter correctly you have to put a specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
-There is primary and secondary winding but you can swap it. Each winding is marked with green or yellow rectangle.
+There is primary and secondary winding but you can swap it. Each winding is marked with a green or yellow rectangle.
 Transformer can multiply or divide voltage according to this formula :<br />
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 [[File:Transformer example.png|thumb|left|150px|Example of windings.]]
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-In this example the green winding have 1 [[Electrical Cables|Low Voltage Cable]] and voltage on it is '''50V'''.<br />
+In this example the green winding has 1 [[Electrical Cables|Low Voltage Cable]] and voltage on it is '''50V'''.<br />
 The yellow winding have 4 [[Electrical Cables|Medium Voltage Cables]] and according to above formula, the voltage will be '''200V'''.<br />
   ''V<sub>sec</sub> = (50V · 4) / 1''

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 {{Block
-|blockname=Transformer
+|blockname=DC-DC Converter
 |image=Transformer
 |type=Single
 |requirements=Voltage
-}}Transformer is a device that can convert volts to amps and visa versa. It's useful to connect electrical systems which have different voltage or power a high voltage device.
+}}The DC-DC Converter (previously known as the "Transfomer") is a device that can convert volts to amps and visa versa. It's useful to connect electrical systems which have different voltage or power a high voltage device.
 In Electrical Age mod transformer works with DC voltage but in real life it works only with AC.
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 ==Behavior and usage==
-To use transformer correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
+To use the DC-DC converter correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
 There is primary and secondary winding but you can swap it. Each winding is marked with green or yellow rectangle.
-Transformer can multiple or devide voltage according to this formula :<br />
+Transformer can multiply or divide voltage according to this formula :<br />
   ''V<sub>sec</sub> = (V<sub>pri</sub> · n<sub>sec</sub>) / n<sub>pri</sub>''
 V<sub>sec</sub> = Voltage at secondary winding<br />

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 |type=Single
 |requirements=Voltage
-}}Transformer is a device that can change voltage value. It's useful to connect electrical systems which have different voltage or power a high voltage device.
+}}Transformer is a device that can convert volts to amps and visa versa. It's useful to connect electrical systems which have different voltage or power a high voltage device.
 In Electrical Age mod transformer works with DC voltage but in real life it works only with AC.

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 ==Behavior and usage==
-To use transformer correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Cores|Ferromagnetic Core]].
+To use transformer correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
 There is primary and secondary winding but you can swap it. Each winding is marked with green or yellow rectangle.
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 ==See also==
 * [[Electrical Cables]]
-* [[Ferromagnetic Cores]]
+* [[Ferromagnetic Core]]
 [[Category:Blocks]]

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-[[File:Transformer in use.jpg|500px|thumb|right]]
+==Behavior and usage==
-== Purpose ==
+To use transformer correctly you have to put specified amount of wires on each winding and the [[Ferromagnetic Cores|Ferromagnetic Core]].
-Multiply or divide the voltage running through it. Despite the fact that transformers in real life only work on AC current, they seem to work just fine with DC current in Electrical Age.
+There is primary and secondary winding but you can swap it. Each winding is marked with green or yellow rectangle.
-== How to use ==
+Transformer can multiple or devide voltage according to this formula :<br />
-[[File:Transformer windings.jpg]]
+ ''V<sub>sec</sub> = (V<sub>pri</sub> · n<sub>sec</sub>) / n<sub>pri</sub>''
-The transformer will convert the voltage between yellow and green in the ratio windings-on-yellow-side:windings-on-green-side. Place as many [[Electrical_Cables | Cables]] as you need windings. In the center, place a [[Ferromagnetic Core]].
+===Example===
 ==Crafting==
 {{Crafting_Grid
-|1=Copper Cable| 3=Copper Cable
+|1=Copper_Cable|3=Copper_Cable
-|4=Iron Ingot|5=Iron Ingot|6=Iron Ingot
+|4=Iron_Ingot|5=Iron_Ingot|6=Iron_Ingot
 |result=Transformer}}
+==See also==
-== See Also ==
+* [[Electrical Cables]]
+* [[Ferromagnetic Cores]]
 [[Category:Blocks]]

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 [[File:Transformer in use.jpg|500px|thumb|right]]
 == Purpose ==
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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer Wikipedia article on transformers]

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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer Wikipedia article on transformers]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer Wikipedia article on transformers]
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