Showcasing the most authoritative information, this book features step-by-step instructions on ordering raw materials, choosing construction techniques, conducting in-process inspection, performing end-item testing, and providing quality assurance recommendations to improve reliability and minimize cost. Providing 400 easy-to-follow illustrations, the book features discussions on the maximization of output power in transformer design, toroidal powder core selection, transformer and inductor losses, eddy currents and insulation, annealing and stress-relief in magnetic cores, magnet wire and electrical insulating materials, soldering and magnet wire termination, and more.