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transformer type/identification ? | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial)
Re: transformer type/identification ? (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by bob g on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:41:16 PM MST
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not sure what the original application was
but there were three of them banked together.

my thinking is it was some form of 3 phase setup

the primary looks to be approx 13 guage wire
and the secondary looks to be approx 1/8" square copper

the two windings are seperate from each other in a shell configuration
both wound on the center leg of a standard E type core.

nice heavy units, my thinking is maybe 3kva, but might be the
type alt42 might mean 4.2 kva,, but maybe not?

if they are a good 2kva they will work very well for my application i would
think.

don't look to have ever been overheated, copper looks pretty good where it
is visable.

getting very hard around here to find units such as these surplus, so i figured
the 40 bucks i spent for the three was a pretty good deal.

i think i will plug in 120 into the primary and see what i get off the secondary.

guess i will find out one way or another.

thanks

bob g



Re: transformer type/identification ? (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by joestue on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 07:47:21 PM MST
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I'm sticking with 2 Kva, unless its a 240 volt unit.
  1. /8th inch square is about 4 times the area of a 13 gauge wire.
  2. volt/72 volt? weird voltage.
  3. phase makes even less sense.


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transformer type/identification ? | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial)

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