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Posted on January 3, 2017 at 20:01:48
vetmedrobert@gmail.com
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 When a choke maker such as Hammond say the voltage rating is 400v what does this mean? If I use a 400V rated choke where the B+ is about 425V is my choke going to melt? I find this puzzling because Edcor, for instance do not give a voltage rating. Thanks for any enlightenment.

 

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RE: PS choke voltage ratings, posted on January 3, 2017 at 20:26:08
Eli Duttman
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 That's the potential difference across the choke limit. You'll be FINE in a CLC filter. Another consideration is the HIPOT rating between winding and core, as the core is usually at chassis ground potential.


Eli D.

 

RE: PS choke voltage ratings, posted on January 3, 2017 at 20:58:18
Paul Joppa
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 It means that if you use a higher voltage, and the choke shorts out and electrocutes you, your family can't sue the maker.

To a much less exact extent, it should mean the choke is safe to use up to the rating.

There is much more to this story, but there's no way to cover all the issues in forum posts. It would take a long chapter in a good book, or possibly a whole book devoted to the issue.

 

RE: PS choke voltage ratings, posted on January 4, 2017 at 06:52:02
Triode_Kingdom
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 "That's the potential difference across the choke limit."

That's not correct. The voltage rating of a choke is the maximum rated continuous DC voltage between the windings and the case. Hi-pot is a stress test intended to detect failures in the production process. It should never be used as a measure of the transformer's voltage rating in normal operation.

 

RE: PS choke voltage ratings, posted on January 4, 2017 at 07:39:26
sony6060
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 For 25 volts over limit I would not worry about it. If the choke is insulated from ground, voltage can go higher. For safety reasons, insulated chokes should be under a chassis with a bottom plate to prevent contact.

 

choke in ground leg, posted on January 4, 2017 at 07:44:07
RayP
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 Back in 2006 I posted a question about placing the choke in the ground leg and got several interesting replies. See link below.

It made me quite nostalgic to see the names of former posters.

ray

 

RE: choke in ground leg, posted on January 4, 2017 at 09:13:26
sony6060
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 There is an article in one of the older 1950s ARRL Handbooks (ham radio) about negative lead choke installation. For low current applications such as a preamp it induces some extra low level noise vs positive lead choke installation.

See my response in your link under moniker Jimmy reply. That is me in early years at AA and I quoted the ARRL handbook.

 

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