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Increase primary voltage but decraease amerage - eg double voltage and half amperage. This will double your secondary voltage. "Transformed" voltage is easy to understand by following this simple math rule.

secondary voltage divided by primary voltage = no of turns on secondary and no of turns on primary.

eg;

240v \ 12v = 20 (factor)

this means the secondary winding is 20x the primary winding. Basically thats all I know Stick to this rule for step up & step down tranforming & you'll be sweet.

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