In Reply to: "self resonant frequency" of an inductor posted by Lew on November 25, 2014 at 07:09:53:
The self resonant freq. DOES matter. Your instinct is correct.
The turns of wire that make up the choke cause a capacitance to be in parallel with the inductance. Remember, at the resonant freq., a parallel LC setup presents an "infinite" impedance.
Eli D.
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- RE: "self resonant frequency" of an inductor - Eli Duttman 07:40:14 11/25/14 (4)
- Thanks very much... - Lew 07:46:33 11/25/14 (3)
- RE: Thanks very much... - Steve O 14:51:19 11/25/14 (2)
- Thanks for the further clarification... - Lew 20:09:04 11/25/14 (1)
- RE: Thanks for the further clarification... - Steve O 05:54:21 11/26/14 (0)