Please excuse the dumb question... I'm trying to figure out how to
determine the power handling capability of transformers (I did take a
quick look through the ARRL Handbook last night)...
Questions:
How can you determine the power handling capability of a transformer???
For example, the secondary on the transformer in my Heath SB-201 is
rated at 800 VAC at 0.5 amps... I would think this transformer would
only be good for about 400 watts of power (800 x 0.5) but it seems that
if you feed this secondary into a full-wave bridge rectifier and
capacitors you would get about 1,000 volts and 0.5 amps under load (500
watts), or feed it into a voltage doubler circuit, like that in the
SB-201, and you get about 2,000 vdc at 0.5 amps under load (1,000
watts)...
I'm confused... What am I missing??? Thanks...
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