[Amps] Plate transformer current unknown

m.ford moo at midmaine.com
Fri Apr 29 14:25:02 EDT 2005


    Just off the top of my bald head I would guess that the
current rating would not be all that spectacular due to measured
secondary resistance. It seems a bit on the high side.

    Mike Ford  k1ern

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angelo Karabetsos" <ve3yn at hotmail.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:01 AM
Subject: [Amps] Plate transformer current unknown


> I would like to find out the current rating of a transformer. Primary 
> voltage taps 0v-110v-115v-208v-230v and secondary taps  3450v-0v-3450v and 
> secondary resistance of 53.5ohms from 0v to 3450v tap and 107ohms from 3450v 
> to 3450v tap. All measurements done with a simple DMM. The commercial 
> amplifier it came out of has a plate current meter with a max reading of 
> 600ma. How could I find out the CCS or ICAS rating?
> Cheers Angelo



More information about the Amps mailing list