transformer: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	AC transformer • alternating-current transformer

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Diagram of an AC transformer showing a rectangular core with two coils of wire wrapped around opposite sides. The left coil is labeled N1 turns and E1, and the right coil is labeled N2 turns and E2.

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