In the United States, power outlets are capable of distributing up to 120 volts to the devices to which they are attached. In order for that power to be used by an electronic device, it must be transformed to the appropriate voltage. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Johnson Electric Coil Company
Antigo, WI | 800-826-9741We believe in offering the very best to all customers. We offer a full range of transformers, including electric transformers, current, and toroidal transformers.
West Coast Magnetics
Stockton, CA | 800-628-1123West Coast Magnetics is a leading supplier of standard and custom transformers and magnetics to OEM manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment. Standard options include current transformers, power inductors, base drive transformers and more. Additionally, our engineering department has extensive experience in the design and build of custom power transformers suited to your application.
Pacific Transformer Corporation
Anaheim, CA | 800-325-0501When it comes to electric transformers we are your ‘go to` people! Our products serve in many diverse industries, but primarily in the induction heating industry. Our teams of designers and engineers will work closely with you in order to come up with a product that will fit all of your needs. For more information get in touch with us today via telephone or email to learn how to get started!
Power Magnetics, Inc.
Trenton, NJ | 800-747-0845Established in 1968, Power Magnetics engineers and manufactures electric transformers, low and high voltage transformers, current transformers and distribution transformers. We also can produce custom transformers to meet your needs.
Lenco Electronics, Inc.
McHenry, IL | 815-344-2900Lenco Electronics, Inc. specializes in a wide variety of custom electric transformers. Lenco’s success has not come about by accident, but by providing its customers with high-quality products.
Low Voltage Transformers - Lenco Electronics, Inc.A DC low voltage transformer uses a rectifier to convert its output to direct current (DC) and to lessen radio frequency interference (RFI). Low voltage transformers offer a variety of mounting configurations and are often small in size.
Transformers are a static piece of apparatus that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another circuit by electro-magnetic induction, often with altered values of voltage and current. Electricity in a low voltage transformer is converted by passing a current from one set of electric windings to another by means of a magnetized core.
Low Voltage Transformers - Lenco Electronics, Inc.Low voltage transformers are commonly used for low voltage lighting, which typically only uses 12 or 24 volts. There are also many low voltage transformers to meet the needs of defense, manufacturing, medical care and research industries.
Unlike high voltage transformers, which in the most extreme cases can weigh several hundred pounds, low voltage transformers can be small enough to hold between two fingers. There are two main ways that low voltage transformers are included in electronic device design. In the case of more expensive consumer electronics like video cameras and media players, low voltage transformers are usually built into external power cables and chargers. This reduces the likelihood that a voltage mismatch will affect the device in any way.
For example, if the owner of a video camera traveled to a country with a different standard outlet voltage and forgot to bring a step down transformer, the camera's charger would likely be destroyed by excessive voltage, but it would prevent the excess of voltage from reaching the device itself, protecting it from damage. In other cases, voltage transformers can be designed as an integral part in a device. Devices with permanent power cords usually feature such integral transformers.