Buck Boost Transformers
Can anyone tell me why it is a bad idea to use Buck Boost Transformers for landscape lighting?
Here are the obvious reasons:
1. Usually there is no secondary protection on the low voltage side.
2. They usually dont limit the load.
I am not answering my own question, I am really asking more about the function of the transformer. I feel like I should know this, but I dont. Buck Boost sre so much less expensive than Landscape style core and coil.
I have scoured the internet and cant find any good info.
Are they load dependent? How do they work with LEDs? How about Voltage drop? Etc, etc.
I have a customer who has some problems and is using a Buck boost. I told him not to use it, but when he asked me why...I was not sure what to tell him.