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First, see how warm it gets.

Hammond has the nickname "buzz-and-burn" in certain audio manufacturing circles. Plug the choke in for an hour or so, then uplug it and feel it to see how warm it gets. If it gets more than mildly warm, so that it is uncomfortable to keep your fingers on it, put it inside a larger box with some ventilation holes. A fuse would be a good safety measure.

If it does not get warm, I'd be tempted to put it in a sealed box, embedded in quartz sand, and skip the fuse.


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  • First, see how warm it gets. - Al Sekela 12:49:28 05/17/06 (0)


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