Corcoms are nice too, from what I've read, the "R" series work really well.
Added AC line chokes inside CD changer...
From other experiments I know each CD changer I own adds about '700' noise to the AC line. *the noise tester runs from 000 to 999 for testing audio AC lines. The average PS Audio noise Sniffer can eat up about 150 to 200. just for an example.
I decided to add a pair of chokes to the AC wiring inside the CD changer (plenty of space) I had on hand a pair of MIller 5502 chokes left over from a Magnepan tweak. I put one on the hot, one on the neutral. So they look sturdy enough to be used for 120v.
The thing is, the incoming AC voltage is only 60v/60v balanced (technical) power anyway.Stuck them in sloppy soldering and all. Wrapped the leads up with Teflon tape...Sound is slightly smoother with ten minutes of listening..Sadly I do NOT have the tester noise sniffer handy to see what they did to lower the noise exiting the player...Now f I can only find the 5520 chokes I never used.. They seem to be lost.. (so I can do the other changer I use. I was going to use the 5520 in the first place. but as I wrote, they have vanished into the wilds of my junk piles.
I decided to add a pair of chokes to the AC wiring inside the CD changer (plenty of space) I had on hand a pair of MIller 5502 chokes left over from a Magnepan tweak. I put one on the hot, one on the neutral. So they look sturdy enough to be used for 120v.
The thing is, the incoming AC voltage is only 60v/60v balanced (technical) power anyway.Stuck them in sloppy soldering and all. Wrapped the leads up with Teflon tape...Sound is slightly smoother with ten minutes of listening..Sadly I do NOT have the tester noise sniffer handy to see what they did to lower the noise exiting the player...Now f I can only find the 5520 chokes I never used.. They seem to be lost.. (so I can do the other changer I use. I was going to use the 5520 in the first place. but as I wrote, they have vanished into the wilds of my junk piles.
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@ sleepwalker65 Inductance of common mode choke is not constant. It has inductance for common mode signals and no inductance for normal mode signals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_(electronics) |
How can you get inductive reactance without inductance or how you can have inductance when inductive reactance is zero. Common mode choke inductance measured in normal mode configuration will be zero or close to zero. That is pretty much how bifilar resistors are built (same principal) - they impose inductance in common mode but no inductance in the differential/normal mode. It can be easily proven either for common mode mode choke or bifilar resistor by measuring inductance. |
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