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Nst transformer?
How do I find out how much current my transformer can drive? How do I compare the drive of my transformer, and what's the purpose?
How do I find out how much current my transformer can drive? How do I compare the drive of my transformer, and what's the purpose?
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7 years ago
Wiki says this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon-sign_transformer
-=Doug
7 years ago
Here is what I use.
Answer 7 years ago
...but that won't measure the output POWER capability, will it ? You're driving an open circuit ( and pray your meter can handle several kV directly.....)
Answer 7 years ago
But our author was asking about an NST ( Neon Sign Transformer )
and today that could be a resonant instant start transformer with air-gap
current limiting final output ( hard to use on anything else then mercury vapor )
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7 years ago
If you know the open circuit volts, you can determine the output resistance of the source. The maximum amount of power you should be pulling should be that into the same resistance.
So, OC volts = 1000V,
SC amps =0.03
resistance = 1000/0.03 = 33KOhm.
Load = 33kOhm, output power = 5002
33k
=7.5W. Put your own,. accurate, numbers in
7 years ago
What will 30ma(short circuit) do for me?