Fw: [sdiy] Power Supply

[Happy Harry]

Its hard to guess ratings from size, especially on a toroid.
I'd hook it up and progressively load the secondary, and watch for a voltage 
drop of maybe 5%.

My guess... somewhere from 250va (maybe 24VCT - 10A ?)

H^)  harry

>From: "David J. Greiner Jr." <aiwaz at netzero.com>
>To: "Synth-DIY" <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
>Subject: Fw: [sdiy] Power Supply
>Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:46:46 -0500
>
>Dear Chris,
>
>I think you wanted this to go to the list and not just me:
>
>
>----- Begin Fowarded Message -----
>From: <CHoaglin at aol.com>
>To: <aiwaz at netzero.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 2:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Power Supply
>
>
> > Also on the topic of power supplies, I just got hold of a large 24V
> > center-tapped toroidal, and I'm thinking of using it to build a +/- 15V
> > linear in a rackmount box. I might be able to find out what the current
> > rating is, since it's a pull from a telecom power supply, but in case I
> > can't, is there a reasonable way to guesstimate the current rating of 
>the
> > secondary based on the transformer's size? (it's about 6-7" in diameter
>and
> > 2-2.5" thick)
> >
> > Chris
> >
>

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