Re: Power Transformer ratings educated guess Help

"Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have a transformer I took from a big UPS. The UPS was rated for
> 1000W, but that may not be as helpful as the weight of 11.5 pounds,
> and the voltage to be 33.2 VAC output with 123 VAC on the input.  I
> came up with 222 VA, but I don't think that I did the calcualtion
> correctly because that gave me 25 amps for output current.

For starters, was that UPS rated at 1000 Watts or 1000 VA? There's a hefty
difference that has to do with power factor. A 1000VA UPS is only good for
about 650 watts output.