[RFI] Is a Micrometals T44-52 a useful Ham toroid?
kd4e
kd4e at verizon.net
Sat Jul 7 19:21:10 EDT 2007
Great info, thanks!
doc
> Technical information can be found at
> <http://www.micrometals.com/materials_index.html>. In general, #52 is a
> "power conversion" material: mu = 75, but poor Q at RF. The low
> permeability allows it to handle considerable DC current without
> saturating. That makes it useful for differential-mode power line filters
> and the like. Mix #52 is often used for output filters of switch-mode power
> supplies.
>
> However, like all iron powder cores #52 won't perform as well as ferrite
> for common-mode suppression because it has much lower permeability. It
> won't easily replace beads and snap-on cores when you need to suppress
> common-mode currents, because it takes many turns to equal the impedance of
> one turn in a ferrite core.
>
> The low Q of #52 mix makes it undesirable for transmitter output filters,
> tuned circuits, and other applications where RF loss would be a problem.
> For high Q circuits, choose a low-loss mix that's made for RF (such as #2,
> #6, or #17).
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> 73
> --Tim (KR0U)
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Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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