Re: [TCML] Primary # of turns on a 10KVA 14400 pole pig

[Scott Kraus <plymouth_4406@xxxxxxxxx>]

A few years ago I took a 10 kva. 14.4 pig apart and I believe that it was approximately 4 volts per turn. The wire was rectangular and as a guess 3/8" x 1/8" . 

Scott

--- On Sun, 7/19/09, Jim Mora <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jim Mora <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TCML] Primary # of turns on a 10KVA 14400 pole pig
> To: "'Tesla Coil Mailing List'" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 6:46 PM
> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone know the usual primary turns (240v side) on a
> 10KVA pig and the
> wire gauge? I have a dry core with 36.875"^2 area and am
> looking at Finn
> Manner's transformer project page.
> http://www.hvtesla.com/radartransformer.html This is a
> heavy core! According
> to Finn, turns equal K=1.6 for 60hz (K* E)/Area
> so(1.6*240)/36.875" to fully
> magnetize the core.  This would be only 10.41 turns.
> Yikes. Is that right?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim Mora
> 
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