Re: Wiring a Transformer.....Help!!

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Original poster: "Daniel Barrett by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dbarrett1-at-austin.rr-dot-com>

    I have "heard it said" that 1 or 2 turns per volt is a good place to
start, FWIW-
db

> Let s say I have a suitable sized core to wind a transformer on. If I
wanted a
> 5kw transformer
>
> with a 100:1 winding ratio and an output of 15000v. How many primary turns
> would it need to
>
> be able to handle that amount of power? Is there a type of formula for
figuring
> out how much copper needs to go into the primary? How do you know when you
have
> enough turns?
>