Welcome Guest! Be sure you know and follow the Phorum Rules before posting. Thank you and Enjoy! (January 12) x

Thread Closed
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

38-62 open oscillator transformer
#12

Well,

a long solenoid inductance depends on:

1. Proportional to the Number of turns (square of it), so N^2
2. Proportional to the cross-section of the bobbin (considering wire diameter being very small relative to it), and
3. Inversely proportional to the Length of the winding.

So, you need to observe both geometry of the winding (the exact size of the cylinder formed by the cross-section and the length) and the number of turns.

The diameter of the wire is only important, if:

1. The gauge is too large and so the winding cannot fit in the same length as before.
2. Current rating of the wire is too small (it is not too large in the first place) so you need a larger gauge.
Note that the absolute DC resistance by itself is not very important, in most cases anyway.

The Litz (it is not the cloth insulation, but multiple strands forming the wire, every single strand being its own enameled insulated wire) vs solid is important at higher frequencies, but not necessarily very important: it will make the coil less lossy due to diminishing the skin-effect, but it might be not that much of a loss in the first place in tube radios. Resonant tanks are more sensitive to it as they need especially high Q-factor and could use lower losses, but again, most times solid wire will work fine.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


Messages In This Thread
38-62 open oscillator transformer - by keith49vj3 - 02-06-2019, 07:20 PM
RE: 38-62 open oscillator transformer - by Chas - 02-06-2019, 09:11 PM
RE: 38-62 open oscillator transformer - by OZ4 - 02-07-2019, 01:45 AM
RE: 38-62 open oscillator transformer - by Chas - 02-07-2019, 02:32 PM
RE: 38-62 open oscillator transformer - by morzh - 02-11-2019, 03:24 PM
RE: 38-62 open oscillator transformer - by OZ4 - 03-18-2019, 06:25 PM



Users browsing this thread:
[-]
Recent Posts
1949 Motorola 5A9M
Haven't thought of Burgess batteres in a while  https://www.radionostalgia.ca/lib/Images/battery/us/burgess1D.jpgi ...Vlad95 — 03:50 PM
Philco Model 16 wiring question
Measure the voltages first, just in case.morzh — 02:19 PM
1949 Motorola 5A9M
Haven't thought of Burgess batteries in a while Mr. Fixer. Boston Edison always used Burgess in their Bright Star yellow...Paul Philco322 — 02:17 PM
1949 Motorola 5A9M
Thanks Sam. I'll let you know. I can probably scare some up from the local radio club.klondike98 — 02:07 PM
Philco 89 Code 123 Osc Coil
Hello,  I thought I would post my findings on my bad oscillator tickler coil. There were 27 turns on the outer coil b...dconant — 12:38 PM
Philco Model 16 wiring question
Thanks Morzh. So it appears I did wire it incorrectly and I have to switch the wires between pins 2 and 4.bobclausen — 09:24 AM
Philco 46-1209 strange behavior
No, it's not a problem, just during certain condition it could show up. Yes, an internal tube short could do that too. ...morzh — 09:13 AM
HiFi (Chifi) tube amp build - but my own design.
You sound guys are never satisfied. :crazy: :clap:RodB — 09:10 AM
HiFi (Chifi) tube amp build - but my own design.
I got some new ceramic octal tube sockets installed and also tried some different coupling caps.  The results:  The go...TV MAN — 08:42 AM
Philco 46-1209 strange behavior
I pulled the tube out and it's shorted from pin 1 to pin 2. I suppose that's the problem...sq65 — 08:12 AM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

>