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by pjanda1
Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:51 pm
Forum: Inductors
Topic: Swinger buzzing intermittently
Replies: 3
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BTW, I've been paying more attention since we talked on the phone. I think the choke is really only unhappy during the day, and behaves much better at night. So, it is probably related something on the AC line.

Paul
www.wildburroaudio.com
by pjanda1
Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:14 am
Forum: Inductors
Topic: Swinger buzzing intermittently
Replies: 3
Views: 6016

I know the easy way to answer this question is to take it down to the bench and watch the current draw through the PS, but that sounds fairly boring. A) I don't think I'm ever hitting class B. B) if it were, wouldn't the buzzing then occur in relation to the dynamic level of the program material? It...
by pjanda1
Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:30 pm
Forum: Inductors
Topic: Swinger buzzing intermittently
Replies: 3
Views: 6016

Swinger buzzing intermittently

Dave, I've got a giant old Stancor swinger as the input choke in my 6V6 PP amp. It has a little cap in front of it (.22uf, IIRC), and a big resistor in series to maintain critical current (tried both 10K and 15K 50W). He is pretty mechanically quiet most of the time (on rubber isolation feet in a pa...