Re: do high current, high inductance inductors even exist (say 5A, 5mH)

"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message news:4310B2D6.33BCF03D@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Arny Krueger wrote:
>
>> "Phil Allison" <philallison@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3nb49gFmuj9U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> "Arny Krueger"
>>>>
>>>> http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
>>>>
>>>> http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&DID=7&WebPage_ID=310
>>>>
>>>> http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&DID=7&WebPage_ID=314
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Care to nominate any inductor from those URLs that
>>> comes nears a 10mH and 10 amp continuous spec ??
>>
>> http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&DID=7&WebPage_ID=197#15gauge
>>
>> Part number 255-448. 14 gauge wire is rated for 15
>> amps as AC cable, so 15 guage should only experience
>> moderate heating with 10 amps. Being air core, it
>> should also be quite linear.

> Arny ! SHUT UP !

Lack of minimal adult intrapersonal skills noted.

> It's 1.2 Ohms. That's 120W of dissipation ( before it
> gets hot ) !

Whoops. Point well taken.

> Pls go back to discussing soundcards - you're not an EE.

In fact I am fully formally educated as one, but sometimes
my attention to detail is a little slack. Obviously Graham,
you have yet to make your first mistake.

> You *have* to use magnetic materials for this kind of
> thing. Air cored is no good.

Graham to quote a man who is very impressed with himself,
you're obviously not an EE. An EE would know that this is
just a problem of scale. Air cored is fine, just large and
expensive. ;-)


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