About,
"The other problem is that RF chokes and loading coils can be subject to
direct arcing between turns."
Hmmm,
Most modern "enameled style" magnet wire is rated at 2 kV insulation.
But lets take just 1 kV, and use a solenoid plate RF choke example with
100 turns. With 3 kV on the plate, divided by 100, that's only 30 volts
per turn, and you have 1 kV of insulation facing another adjacent turn
also rated at 1 kV. So it's unlikely that a properly functioning plate
choke could ever arc between turns, with an effective 2 kV rating
between them? Quite a safety factor, 30 to 2000.
73, Roy K6XK
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