Funky Transformer

[Super Mulletman]

I took apart my now old alarm clock and pulled out a tranformer with the positive and common from the outlet being turned into 3 wires = 2 red, 1 white. I tried to tell the voltage and what was common with a voltameter, but every connection between the 3 wires gave either 6 or 12 positive volts. I want to run the clock off batteries and I know that it shouldn't take mcuh amperage at all, but I just can't figure out the wires. It's fairly small transformer with the code on it's side being:

E153470
El-28 HF002

Help!

[JackFrost22]

Isnt that a rectifier not a transformer. Wait i cant remebvr

[HK-47]

Post a pic and we'll be able to tell you whats going on...

[Super Mulletman]

Sorry, but I'm currently camera-less. I know it's a transformer because there's only one large object between the clock and the outlet, and I get the feeling that a rectifier won't cut it. It's just a transformer with 2 wires on the primary, and 3 on the secondary.

[JackFrost22]

It doesnt make sense. A freaking DC uses a rectifier but a clock does not

[gannon]

umm...jack, if it was a rectifier the clock would be getting 110V DC....

[MM007]

Sorry, but I'm currently camera-less. I know it's a transformer because there's only one large object between the clock and the outlet, and I get the feeling that a rectifier won't cut it. It's just a transformer with 2 wires on the primary, and 3 on the secondary.

It is possibly a center-tap transformer. Hold onto that, because it is the most rare and expensive component when making an inverter.

[Super Mulletman]

Well that shouldn't be too hard then. I was deciding if I should just take off the LED panel and use it seperately, and if the transformer is difficult to come by, I may just hold on to it and leave the rest of the clock alone.

[JackFrost22]

Oh crap gannon your right what was i think. disregard my last two posts.