[Elecraft] Questions about chokes

[Jack Brindle]

I can answer this one. Having the silk-screen marking look  
significantly different from a resistor or diode outline makes it much  
easier for us when we lay out pc boards. Thus the outlines are made to  
be unique from both resistors and small diodes. Other than that, there  
is no significance to which way the choke markings are set. I generally  
install chokes so that they look good in their alignment. They are not  
polarized.


On Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 06:35  PM, Dwayne Walker wrote:
> I am working on the KPA100 for my K2 and I cam across these tiny  
> little chokes. and I now have a question. Does it matter witch way you  
> put in a choke? The larger chokes seam to have an outline on the board  
> that indicates that it may be directional. I always just put them in  
> with the tolerance indicator on the end of the indicator with the  
> thick band (before you ask, no I didn't confuse the choke with a  
> diode, at least not yet :-). But on miniature chokes 1/8w there seams  
> to be no way to tell. So is this important or did my arranging of the  
> larger chokes just make for a more consistent look?

- Jack Brindle, WA4FIB
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