PS Chokes in parallel?

[Steve Morley]

Can I use two identical power supply chokes in parallel to double the current rating? Halves the resistance and doubles the reactance, right?

Thanks, S.

 

[Tjj226]

Halves the resistance and reactance, but doubles the current rating.

 

[rayma]

If they match well enough.

But a parallel inductor connection halves both the inductance and the resistance.
This is due to both resistor and inductor reactance being proportional to R and L respectively.
Capacitor reactance is inversely proportional to C, so parallel capacitors do add.

 

[Steve Morley]

Thanks guys. I think they are 20H chokes. 10 should be lots for my application.

S.

 

[andyjevans]

I've used this with identical chokes with no issues. Can be useful depending on what you have in your stock.