Im scaling down the waveform output of a center tapped transformer from 12VAC to 1VAC. In simulation everything works fine. When I tried it on an actual center tapped transformer, the transformer heats up and I have no proper reading. What am I doing wrong?
I attached a photo a the circuit
Hi, you are shorting the secondary of the transformer at the LH connection of R3.
Tom.. 
What connection am I going to use here?
Will I still get the same voltage output across R4?
Hi.
Sorry misread your post.
Also brain fade with my diagram, it won't work the way you want. :o
Is your transformer secondary, center tapped so you have 0V, 6V and 12V connections?
A picture of your transformer would help.
Thanks. Tom..
its a 12-0-12 center tapped transformer. 12V at the 1st line, 0V at center and 12V at the last line.
bembe24:
Im scaling down the waveform output of a center tapped transformer from 12VAC to 1VAC. In simulation everything works fine. When I tried it on an actual center tapped transformer, the transformer heats up and I have no proper reading. What am I doing wrong?
I attached a photo a the circuit
No way your simulation will 'work fine' when your secondary winding is short circuited like that.
Try disconnecting the long VERTICAL green line on the left-hand-side of the 150k resistor. And... instead of a 150k resistor... use a 110k resistor.
Also.... try showing the full details in diagrams.... eg... show input voltage value.... show output voltage values.
Please describe what you want to accomplish, rather than post a faulty solution.
Note that you can leave any one lead unconnected.
Also, a 150/10 divider is 16:1 not 12:1.
