I would think that the best way to tell is measure the wire size of the
secondary winding. The second best way is measure he cross-sectional area
of the transformer, as theoretically it is related to the power capabilities
of the steel.... which you can back into current (after accounting for
reasonable efficiencies). 180F seems a little warm for a CCS transformer...
maybe Will can weigh in here...
Sincerely,
Dr. William J. Schmidt, II K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC
Email: bill@wjschmidt.com
WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee; that
will do them in." -- Bradley's Bromide
----- Original Message -----
From: "kenw2dtc" <kenw2dtc@comcast.net>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:39 PM
Subject: [Amps] questions on my tranformer test
> Hi,
> I'm trying to figure out the current rating of a plate transformer. This
> is
> my test setup:
>
> http://w2dtc.com/2005-0610-transformer-test-page.htm
>
> Questions:
> 1. Is this a valid way to find the secondary current capability?
> 2. Is the internal temperature of 180 degrees F too high for a
> transformer
> under load for 5 hours?
> 3. Is there a problem running this center tapped beast in a full wave
> capacitive input configuration?
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Ken W2DTC
>
>
>
>
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