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Re: [Amps] Transformer Calcs

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Transformer Calcs
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
Reply-to: dezrat1242@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:04:17 -0700
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:22:11 +0200, Andre Goldschagg
<totiranger@gmail.com> wrote:

>Is there a standard formula to use to calculate the KVA rating of a
>transformer?

REPLY:

This may sound like I'm joking, but I'm not:  When running
continuously, if the transformer runs too hot to touch, it is
overloaded. Heat is the enemy of the insulation and will deteriorate
it over time, leading to failure. 

73, Bill W6WRT
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