In Reply to: Does overspecing transformers use extra energy? posted by amnesiac on August 7, 2014 at 09:54:51:
I usually spec everything with about the same headroom you mention . You don't want to run power transformers flat-out . Hotter windings increases DCR , heat increases cause copper loss . The only caveat I think of using a monster transformer apart from size and weight is if it's old . Old iron sometimes degrades and typically 'throbs' at power on
Al
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