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Re: OLTC - Split core inductors



Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> Look at those tape wound air core inductors, remarkably high inductance in a
> fairly inexpensive small package.. and, I'll bet that a simple core might
> jack the inductance up pretty high.

	No way!  Those cores will saturate very easily, and in fact are
designed to do so.  Furthermore, their inductance will vary with
excitation voltage.  You still need enough core area and
turns/volt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ed