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Re: Inductance of single turn



On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Alex. F. Burr wrote:

Inductance of a single turn aprox.

L in micro H = (2.5 d) * (2.5 d)/ (2.5 * 18 * d)
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where d is in cm.

Hey Alex,

Comment 1: Would that be the same thing as .14 d? ;-)

Comment 2: Doesn't the inductance of a single (circular?) turn depend most
critically on the diameter of the wire? A direct calculation will show
that it increases without bound as the diameter of the wire approaches
zero.

John
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