What is the difference between a step-up and a step-down transformer?

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David G.
Dec 3, 2017

A step up transformer increases the voltage of alternating current electricity and decreases the current, while a step down transformer does the reverse.

Explanation:

The total power remains constant, except for energy lost to heat because no transformer is perfectly efficient.

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