coupled-inductor capacitance - the dirty underbelly

Such a 1:1 transformer is not the best part to provide the amount of power and efficiency for step up like you need for instance for automotive ballasts etc ;-)

Even this non ordered winding inside the core I regard as a problem for high voltage applications for possible weak points for break down.

The Coilcraft part has inside the data sheet a rated winding to winding isolation of 500 V , oh that part must be very good for making 500Volts some fool may guess

For my ballasts I am using the PCB itself as the transformer with 2 loops on the primary and few more on the secondary with a planar ferrite to have a minimum of capacitance and very little ohms as well.

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One must know the working voltage and it is not always easy to cajole that information out of a manufacturer. On common mode chokes it is easier because they are generally rated for a certain working voltage. Telco voltage, line voltage, et cetera. But there it can be tricky to obtain reliable core saturation data for such "off-label use". There is always something :-)

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