breaking in xover inductors.

jmpsmash · 24th October 2002, 08:44 PM

i just got myself some alphacore 12g inductors for my xover. how long will they take to break in?

cheers..

FrankDIY · 24th October 2002, 09:01 PM

0 seconds

I don't think you need to do that but I will be happy to hear different opinions.

SY · 24th October 2002, 09:26 PM

It depends on your latitude and which direction the coils are wound in. If they're wound clockwise as viewed from above and you're at the 50th parallel, allow 15 minutes per 10 uH. As your location moves southward, adjust break-in time upward by one minute for each degree latitude south of 50.

If you're in the southern hemisphere, orient the coils so they run counterclockwise, then follow these recommendations substituting "south" for "north."

hifi · 24th October 2002, 09:28 PM

[yeah...and what about accounting for the not constant earth magnet field (it seems to change a bit every 10k years)...] joke

I guess when current traveles through the coil and heat it upp a bit maybe some of the outher moust atoms in the insuation / copper will react with each other...but i doubt anybody would hear any difference..

/micke

SY · 24th October 2002, 09:30 PM

If there's another geomagnetic field flip, with luck your inductors will already be burned in. Otherwise, could you imagine the chaos as every speaker builder has to redo their inductor burn ins?

pinkmouse · 24th October 2002, 10:25 PM

ROFL

planet10 · 25th October 2002, 03:26 AM

There may not be any appreciable effect of the Earth's (Sol III) magnetic field on an inductor, but i wouldn't bet any real money on it (i hate losing a bet so i only bet on sure things). The deguass on your computer monitor is there to erase the effects of the monitor sitting in the earth's magnetic field.

dave

roddyama · 25th October 2002, 03:42 AM

Just when you thought you had it licked, there's something else you've overlooked. Now I'll have to go through an re-orient all of my inductors.

Hey, what about the orientation my rolled capacitors???

I love this forum, LOL.!

Rodd Yamashita

jmpsmash · 26th October 2002, 08:26 AM

uhuh. uhuh. thanks guys.... i will enjoy them then... well, at least until the day the geomagnetic field flips....

24th October 2002, 08:44 PM	#1
jmpsmash diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, US	breaking in xover inductors. i just got myself some alphacore 12g inductors for my xover. how long will they take to break in? cheers..

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FrankDIY diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Quebec City	0 seconds I don't think you need to do that but I will be happy to hear different opinions. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge. knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein FrankDIY's Audio Corner

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25th October 2002, 03:26 AM	#7
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 5	There may not be any appreciable effect of the Earth's (Sol III) magnetic field on an inductor, but i wouldn't bet any real money on it (i hate losing a bet so i only bet on sure things). The deguass on your computer monitor is there to erase the effects of the monitor sitting in the earth's magnetic field. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com, frugal-phile.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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24th October 2002, 09:26 PM	#3
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicagoland Blog Entries: 1	It depends on your latitude and which direction the coils are wound in. If they're wound clockwise as viewed from above and you're at the 50th parallel, allow 15 minutes per 10 uH. As your location moves southward, adjust break-in time upward by one minute for each degree latitude south of 50. If you're in the southern hemisphere, orient the coils so they run counterclockwise, then follow these recommendations substituting "south" for "north."

24th October 2002, 09:28 PM	#4
hifi diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: sweden	[yeah...and what about accounting for the not constant earth magnet field (it seems to change a bit every 10k years)...] joke I guess when current traveles through the coil and heat it upp a bit maybe some of the outher moust atoms in the insuation / copper will react with each other...but i doubt anybody would hear any difference.. /micke

24th October 2002, 09:30 PM	#5
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicagoland Blog Entries: 1	If there's another geomagnetic field flip, with luck your inductors will already be burned in. Otherwise, could you imagine the chaos as every speaker builder has to redo their inductor burn ins?

25th October 2002, 03:42 AM	#8
roddyama diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	Just when you thought you had it licked, there's something else you've overlooked. Now I'll have to go through an re-orient all of my inductors. Hey, what about the orientation my rolled capacitors??? I love this forum, LOL.! Rodd Yamashita

26th October 2002, 08:26 AM	#9
jmpsmash diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, US	uhuh. uhuh. thanks guys.... i will enjoy them then... well, at least until the day the geomagnetic field flips....

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