[AMPS] 50~ vs 60~ ???

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>
>Uwe is right.
>
>I lived in Moscow 2 1/2 years and Budapest 4 years and managed to cook the 
>original plate transformer in a Henry 2K during a contest, even with a fan 
>running on it.  It grunted a LOT.  Replaced it with a heavily rated Peter 
>Dahl xfmr and no problems.  The voltages will be ok, it's just that the 
>cores 
>tend to saturate if you draw a lot of current from the xfmr.  Limit your 
>current and you should be OK.
>
/\  The I^2R heating in 60-Hz transformers that are operated on 50Hz 
comes primarily from the primary.  The two fixes are:  reduce the primary 
v. proportionately. or add turns to the primary.  Decreasing the 
secondary current will not make much difference in heating.    
>
later, Mike

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