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Re: [Amps] Inductor Design and Voltage Breakdown

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Inductor Design and Voltage Breakdown
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:12:04 -0700
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:43:00 -0700, you wrote:

>
>I'm tentatively thinking about 23 turns of #10 bare or enameled copper, 
>3-in diameter, about 5.3-in long. That works out to about 4.5 turns/in.
>
>Suggestions?
>
>73, Jim K9YC

REPLY:

Go with that. Your 1650 volts is divided across 23 turns, so each turn
only sees about 71 volts to the adjacent turns. And #10 wire is plenty
large enough for 3.5 amps, even allowing for skin effect. 

73, Bill W6WRT
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