[Amps] Need help understanding an old Transformer

[W5CUL]

Rick,

You get bonus points for being the first to answer!!  Now considering that
this is a center tap transformer, 3440-0-3440, and what you indicated seems
to be from lets say the 0-3440 secondary leg, can the same happen on the
3440-0 leg simultaneously?  That is the piece I am struggling with.  The
answer will help me in determining the full capabilities of this transformer
given the multitude of secondary taps.

Thank you,

Mike
W5CUL

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Rick Stealey
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 11:35 AM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Need help understanding an old Transformer


 
> 
> 3440/3440                    3000                     500
> 115-230         1690
> 
>


I THINK you are going to use a full wave rectifier (2 strings of modern
diodes), into a choke, and 
get 3000 volts out, at 500 ma = 1500 watts.  Perfect, right at the legal
limit. (Ignoring bleeder load.)
And the primary is going to suck 1690 watts from the line, resulting in a
190 watt loss in the core.

Of course I could be wrong, but I get some extra credit for being first to
turn in my quiz don't I?

Rick  K2XT



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