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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: ernie_jr on November 28, 2013, 08:08:43 am

Title: choke question
Post by: ernie_jr on November 28, 2013, 08:08:43 am
I have an old UTC choke 200ma 20 henries.
Is 20 henries to large to use for a bass amp?
I know most are around 5 or less.
thanks,
Ernie
Title: Re: choke question
Post by: HotBluePlates on November 28, 2013, 09:37:27 am
I have an old UTC choke 200ma 20 henries.
Is 20 henries to large to use for a bass amp?

The only thing "too big" about it is that at 20H and 200mA, it is probably big and heavy.

No problem using it with a bass amp. It would be really nice to save such an item for a choke-input supply on say, a 2x 6L6 class A amp.
Title: Re: choke question
Post by: ernie_jr on November 28, 2013, 11:02:51 am
thanks,
it is big, almost as big as the O/P tranny that was with it. it came off and old williamson w/ 807's amp that i inherited several years ago.
Title: Re: choke question
Post by: HotBluePlates on November 28, 2013, 11:16:15 am
... it came off and old williamson w/ 807's amp that i inherited several years ago.

Yep, perfect application. The Williamson had a choke-input power supply, and that 20H 200mA choke carried the current of the whole amp.

It's a shame to use it any other way, really, because it would likely be under-utilized.
Title: Re: choke question
Post by: sluckey on November 28, 2013, 11:48:16 am
Might be useful in something like the 5E6 Bassman that has the choke upstream of the plate node.
Title: Re: choke question
Post by: ernie_jr on November 28, 2013, 01:46:31 pm
was thinking of using in UL mode a la SUNN
ernie