[Lowfer] a thought on coils
Ed Phillips
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Thu, 14 Feb 2002 19:13:24 -0800
john hoopes wrote:
>
> Bill, although I have never personally experimented with ferrite loaded
> coils, I have read various articles with the data claims you mention. It
> seems pretty discouraging at first, and had it not been for my visit to
> Walt's, I would have never given ferrite loaded coils a second thought.
There's nothing wrong with "ferrite" [cored] coils as long as you make
sure to use enough area to keep the flux density far enough below
saturation for the number of turns and the operating frequency.
Amidon's web pages give plenty of useful design information.
Ed