ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:36:26 +0000, Chris wrote:
> I am
>wondering if I should attempt to use it rather than a capacitive input
>filter?
REPLY:
Choke input filters are a holdover from the old AM transmitter days
when current draw was relatively constant and HV capacitors were
expensive. Today's amps for SSB and CW need a constant voltage source,
not a constant current one. If you use a choke in a power supply where
the current draw varies a lot, you will see the output voltage
swinging widely, just what you do not want.
Toss the choke. Capacitors only.
73, Bill W6WRT
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