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'Tappings' are externally-accessible electrical connections to the turns of a transformer's (usually high-voltage) winding. This enables the number of turns to be changed, resulting in a change to the transformer's turns ratio and, therefore, to its voltage ratio.

Tap changing enables the electricity network company to adjust the turns ratio in response to any excessive voltage reduction resulting from a heavy load.

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