220V-110V converter - is this an isolation transformer or an auto-transformer?

jsmithe

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The attached picture is the insides of a 220V-110V voltage converter.

Looking at it, appears to be a toroidal transformer, but the question is whether there is a way to tell whether it is setup as an isolation transformer or an auto- transformer?

http://imgur.com/cpluBPh
 
If you have bought it, then you can check it. You can check with a multi meter whether there is a conncetion between the input and output windings. If you have continuity, it is auto transformer. Otherwise it is isolation transformer.
 
If you have bought it, then you can check it. You can check with a multi meter whether there is a conncetion between the input and output windings. If you have continuity, it is auto transformer. Otherwise it is isolation transformer.


Good idea, thanks. Now to find that multimeter ...
 
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