Return-Path: Received: from rly-df11.mx.aol.com (rly-df11.mail.aol.com [172.19.156.24]) by air-df03.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINDF031-58e4afae48a344; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:21:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-df11.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDF117-58e4afae48a344; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:21:32 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N8Fve-0003JE-Qw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:18 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N8Fve-0003J5-GP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:18 +0000 Received: from smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.13]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N8Fuw-0006xs-Qd for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:19:35 +0000 Received: from bb-87-82-24-206.ukonline.co.uk ([87.82.24.206] helo=[192.168.0.3]) by smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1N8Fvc-000PqM-FE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:16 +0000 Message-ID: <4AFAE467.2000309@ukonline.co.uk> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:55 +0000 From: Peter Dodd User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <001101ca621e$dcdc3380$96949a80$@princeton.edu> <20091110192309.4v8agotbs0k0gocs@webmail6.kuleuven.be> <004a01ca6249$d91531e0$8b3f95a0$@princeton.edu> <20091110222951.cr4qtrqagcwcowok@webmail6.kuleuven.be> <4AFAAE9C.1070304@ukonline.co.uk> <011e01ca62e0$fa406140$0201a8c0@Clemens04> In-Reply-To: <011e01ca62e0$fa406140$0201a8c0@Clemens04> X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: Ferrite characteristics Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hi Clemens, That little program is really brilliant and is just what I wanted. Thank very much and to the others who have replied regarding this subject. Regards Peter, G3LDO > the best aid I know is the mini Ring Core Calculator V1.2 > which is freeware > http://www.dl5swb.de/html/mini_ring_core_calculator.htm > > It is a fantastic tool for known and unknown toroid materials. > For determining the µrel of an unknown toroid you wind a few turns > on it,measure the inductance,enter the inductance and the physical > dimensions of the core into the program and it gives you all you want > to know including µrel. > And the results are really correct. > Very handy with Amidon toroids,too. >