several ways:

-cores have certain specific maximum flux densities before going into 
saturation. See catalogs of lamination-producers.

- wire diameters can be measured, one square millimeter can be rated 
at about 3-4 A

Best is to combine both versions to cross-check.

Jan




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> Hello Group,
> Maybe a little off topic but hopfully somebody can help or steer me to 
> someone who can.
> I have a relatively large power transformer I believe was from a computer 
> related application. It has core dimensions of 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 and I 
> am trying to get an idea of it's power rating. I has three primary taps for 
> 105, 115 and 120 volt operation and 2 secondaries.
> One secondary has a centertap with large lugs for a high current 5 volt 
> supply. By stepping up the load over a few hours, I was able to get the 
> OTHER ONE, WITHOUT a centertap and smaller lugs, to provide 12.38 amps at 
> 26.44 volts, drawing 3 amps input at 120 volts.
> By feel it seems to get a little to warm to touch after an about hour. I'm 
> guessing it's at least 100 degrees f.
>   The numbers on it are as below but I was unable to find out anything with 
> them.
> ECT-100-115-20
> 72149-2405A2
> How can I determine the capable amperage without overloading it? Also most 
> of the supplies I have seen use a centertapped winding with a full bridge. 
> Could I still get the same results by using it without a centertap and 
> create my own ground reference or is this the wrong animal to use to build a 
> high power supply? If so, can anyone use it?
> 
> Thanks and sorry for the long post
> 
> Jim
> 
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