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Posted on November 24, 2019 at 03:34:17
Gnnett
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Hi Guys

I am seeking advice to avoid having to sell at a loss and buy new replacement chokes for a potential amplifier project.

I have 2 pair of LL1673 for use in an amplifier power supply that will operate at 135 to 140mA per channel.

I had planned to use the 10H-200mA (saturation at 295mA) as first stages of power supply filtering for both channels (270 to 280mA) and the 20H-100mA (saturation 145mA) chokes as the final filter stage for each channel.

Is this running them "too hot" and therefore should I look to use the 10H-200mA as final stage filter and maybe risk the 20H-100mA, wired as 5H-200mA in the first stages, or do I need to go to 10H, wired as 2.5H in the first stages and 20H, wired as 5H in the final stage?

Cheers

Grantn

 

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RE: LL1673, posted on December 15, 2019 at 13:36:08
JKT
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You should wait for Kevin to weight in; but, if the chokes are like the power transformers they should be able to run quite hot. Kevin once told me he had a Lundahl power trannie in one of his projects where the white label had turned brown from heat and it had operated in that condition for years.


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RE: LL1673, posted on December 16, 2019 at 17:52:57
KevinC
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Lundahl bases their choice of maximum ratings on dissipating no more than 7watts in any winding,(that's my recollection anyway). The transformer that John described ran days (3), not years, and ended up with a browned paper label. I still use it as a 120VAC to 240VAC step-up to test phono preamp and line stages that are destined for that operating voltage.

Kevin Carter
K&K Audio
www.kandkaudio.com

 

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