On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:36:49 -0500 Douglas Snowden
<Douglas.R.Snowden@noaa.gov> writes:
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>I guess I didn't 'splain why I wanted to
>do this: It looks like part of the secondary
>is open and I still have the CT and one side available.
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>Quick question:
>I have a 2600 - 0 - 2600 transformer. I
>am planning on using half of the secondary
>in a fullwave bridge configuration. Won't
>I still get the full current rating of the
>secondary in using just half of the secondary?
>I want something like 3kv - 3.5kv output from
>the p.s.
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>Doug N4IJ
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>I guess I didn't 'splain why I wanted to
>do this: It looks like part of the secondary
>is open and I still have the CT and one side available.
Hi Doug,
A (typical) transformer will provide its full rated power from 1/2 the
secondary winding with the caveat that you'll be exceeding the designed
current capacity for that portion of the winding -- i.e. it is going to
run a bit hotter.
This will work fine (most of the time) in the real world though, in
this instance I'd have a bit of a QA worry since 1/2 of this unit has
already failed.
Do you know why that failure occurred? Or is that the reason you
happened to come by it! :-)
73,
Marv WC6W
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