805a and a 10 wire gen end

[Jasonk85]

Good morning gents,

I recently purchased an 805 a. I was hoping it was going to be a 12 wire gen and, but it is not. Everywhere I research says I cannot use a 10 wire for single phase. But in thinking about it, if I remove the tap plate and just connect the wires in the config in the pic, it might work as a zig zag style. What is everyone’s thoughts?? The T0 I confirmed is a single wire coming out of the gen end itself(thus the orange circle).

 

[Scoobyshep]

In a typical 12 lead zig zag, the normal paralleled windings are still in parellel. This diagram parallels a leg a with a leg c


I have my doubts of it actually working.

 

[Light in the Dark]

Check this out: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-804a-retapping.221544/#post-2588418

 

[Jasonk85]

Check this out: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-804a-retapping.221544/#post-2588418

Thank you! That helps a lot

 

[peapvp]

I find this interesting, we got all these folks having done god knows how many conversions, but no one has any pictures or video of it they can post.

 

[Jasonk85]

I find this interesting, we got all these folks having done god knows how many conversions, but no one has any pictures or video of it they can post.

I could post some pictures, but my unit doesn’t have a screen. So my plan is to cut out all the electronics and go with off-the-shelf parts. attached is a picture of it re-tapped in the bar diamond configuration, and I hooked up a power supply test out the output voltage.