RE: Enough pork in this pig???

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

Hi Sean

You can't get 12,470 volts from your transformer with 240 volts. But
(12470x240) / 7200 = 415.6 volts will give 12,470 volts. Since pole pig
cores are massively build, the core just might not go into saturation from
applying 415.6 volts. 

Godfrey Loudner

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> Original poster: "Sean Taylor by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <taylorss-at-rose-hulman.edu>
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> > Sure, it's fine. Plenty of voltage and juice. I would go with the 12470
> > operation.
> > Bart
> 
> Can you actually change that? I thought that the 12470 was just the rating
> if 3 transformers are used in a Y configuration . . . 7200 * sqrt(3) =
> 12470.  I would think that 7200 V would be a little low, but would
> definitely work.  And 7.5 kVA is plenty of power :-)
> 
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