Re: So tell us more. . .
just google for "lalena online calc"
it's good enough
zettelsm said:About those inductors!
Perhaps you can publish some information or URLs for those of us who want to roll our own. 😀
Enquiring minds want to know. 😀
Steve Z
just google for "lalena online calc"
it's good enough
Inductor DIY
Thank you, ZM. Good calculator. However I was hoping for some application background, like (electrical) size and what other factors would be important for power supply inductors -- like for the Pumpkin-Shunty for example.
Or your own tube preamp. . .
😀
Thanks,
Steve Z
Zen Mod said:
just google for "lalena online calc"
it's good enough
Thank you, ZM. Good calculator. However I was hoping for some application background, like (electrical) size and what other factors would be important for power supply inductors -- like for the Pumpkin-Shunty for example.
Or your own tube preamp. . .
😀
Thanks,
Steve Z
Re: Inductor DIY
in most cases just mileage (xperience) can tell what is right mix of L/Rdc/cost/dimensions you'll choose
usually :
L - more - the merrier
Rdc - depending of overall I your circ is sucking , sometimes you want to burn few V more in choke itself etc ....... but without overheating it
and - overheating is directly related to -cost- and -dimensions- , which we usually want to keep veeeeeeery low . both of them 😉
anyway - Magura-san is man of big words (mouth?) and big chokes ; probably just because he just don't have small machines for winding , so he just must use big cores/formers and thick wire
in any case - if you are cheapskate as I am , you'll find as much you can old xformers and use them for winding ;
I wrote numerous times exact recipe how to make nice little 8-10mH choke for CLC filters , good up to 5-6 amps......
anyway - just shoot with exact question and I'm sure that someone will be smart enough to write few words as answer ........
edit:
big currents (say above 500mA ) - think in mHenries
small currents (say below 500mA ) - think in Henries
zettelsm said:
Thank you, ZM. Good calculator. However I was hoping for some application background, like (electrical) size and what other factors would be important for power supply inductors -- like for the Pumpkin-Shunty for example.
Or your own tube preamp. . .
😀
Thanks,
Steve Z
in most cases just mileage (xperience) can tell what is right mix of L/Rdc/cost/dimensions you'll choose
usually :
L - more - the merrier
Rdc - depending of overall I your circ is sucking , sometimes you want to burn few V more in choke itself etc ....... but without overheating it
and - overheating is directly related to -cost- and -dimensions- , which we usually want to keep veeeeeeery low . both of them 😉
anyway - Magura-san is man of big words (mouth?) and big chokes ; probably just because he just don't have small machines for winding , so he just must use big cores/formers and thick wire

in any case - if you are cheapskate as I am , you'll find as much you can old xformers and use them for winding ;
I wrote numerous times exact recipe how to make nice little 8-10mH choke for CLC filters , good up to 5-6 amps......
anyway - just shoot with exact question and I'm sure that someone will be smart enough to write few words as answer ........

edit:
big currents (say above 500mA ) - think in mHenries
small currents (say below 500mA ) - think in Henries
Re: Re: So tell us more. . .
I don't agree. Lalena is not optimized. You get higher DCR and spend way too much copper.
Magura 🙂
Zen Mod said:
just google for "lalena online calc"
it's good enough
I don't agree. Lalena is not optimized. You get higher DCR and spend way too much copper.
Magura 🙂
Re: Inductor DIY
Give me some specs to meet, and I'll tell you how to meet them 😎
Magura 🙂
zettelsm said:
Thank you, ZM. Good calculator. However I was hoping for some application background, like (electrical) size and what other factors would be important for power supply inductors -- like for the Pumpkin-Shunty for example.
Or your own tube preamp. . .
😀
Thanks,
Steve Z
Give me some specs to meet, and I'll tell you how to meet them 😎
Magura 🙂
Re: Re: Inductor DIY
Thanks Mr. Magura -- that is the problem though, I am too dumb to know what specs are important right now (DCR obviously) or what kind of mH makes sense for I and E of a given power supply.
What I would like to do is wind myself some inductors to use with the Pumpkin Shunty preamp. Longer term, I would like to learn enough so that I can properly size and build inductors for tube power supplies. . .
I dont want someone to just give me the answer, I would like to learn how to figure out the answer myself.
Steve Z

Magura said:
Give me some specs to meet, and I'll tell you how to meet them 😎
Magura 🙂
Thanks Mr. Magura -- that is the problem though, I am too dumb to know what specs are important right now (DCR obviously) or what kind of mH makes sense for I and E of a given power supply.
What I would like to do is wind myself some inductors to use with the Pumpkin Shunty preamp. Longer term, I would like to learn enough so that I can properly size and build inductors for tube power supplies. . .
I dont want someone to just give me the answer, I would like to learn how to figure out the answer myself.
Steve Z

@zettelsm :
if you already didn't , go to www.duncanamps.com and download PSUD
play and learn ;
then - with few occasional questions , you'll be able to make things
btw - for Pumpshe - anything as choke will suffice , with Rdc not greater than -say-10 ohms
if you already didn't , go to www.duncanamps.com and download PSUD
play and learn ;
then - with few occasional questions , you'll be able to make things

btw - for Pumpshe - anything as choke will suffice , with Rdc not greater than -say-10 ohms
Zen Mod said:@zettelsm :
if you already didn't , go to www.duncanamps.com and download PSUD
play and learn ;
then - with few occasional questions , you'll be able to make things
btw - for Pumpshe - anything as choke will suffice , with Rdc not greater than -say-10 ohms
Thank you, ZM. I will go and do my homework. . .
Steve Z
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me too (I'm probably Sioux ) , but who cares ........
wise man have simple tactics - embrace every Holiday ..........

Zen Mod said:probably
You're a direct descendant of the Si-Oux-Nut tribe.
jacco vermeulen said:
You're a direct descendant of the Si-Oux-Nut tribe.
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(lookie what's name of da pic )

(lookie what's name of da pic )

jacco vermeulen said:You'd be surprised what 'You Suka' means in Sioux lingo.

enlighten moi ; ya know that I'm Dumbo , regarding all these lingualanguini sheherezades ........

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Here, Neccie Neccie.
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