[Boatanchors] Choke info

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Fri Jan 6 21:31:27 EST 2006


For reasons posted previously, IMO the rating is 0.25 amps. IMO, either 250,000 A or 0.25 mA is nonsense. A 15 Hy choke of
250,000 A would be at least as big as an SUV, a 0 .25 mA is about the size of a walnut.

-John



Brian Clarke wrote:

> My guess is that a current carrying capacity of 0.25 Ma is almost totally useless for mere mortals.
> My oh my, 0.25 Ma is like a quarter of a Meg amp, say 250,000 Amp.
> Perhaps the decimal place [and the multiplier] got misplaced.
> Brian.
>   Stephen read:
>   Thus, my reading of 170 ohms and reading a ?5 number leads me to conclude that my 15 Hy choke has a rating of 0.25 Ma.





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