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Re: Ever heard of this...

From Pimpom <Pimpom@invalid.com>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Ever heard of this...
Date 2017-02-09 13:05 +0530
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On 2/9/2017 7:26 AM, George Herold wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-5, Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 17:04:41 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/08/2017 04:58 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
>>>> Ever heard of this...
>>>>
>>>> Client has issues with audio transformers... at low signal levels they
>>>> exhibit roll-off in coupling at low frequencies, like -10dB at 50Hz
>>>>
>>>> But high signal _levels_ do not.
>>>>
>>>> Strange?  Or a known phenomenon?
>>>> 		
>>>>                                         ...Jim Thompson
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure.  Lots of core materials have lower permeability at low flux
>>> levels--it's the magnetic version of traps in semiconductors.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Phil Hobbs
>>
>> So there's no cure?  I was pondering current drive, but it doesn't
>> sound like that would help?
> Knowing little about magnetics, could you turn on some DC bias
> at low signal levels?
>

DC could introduce distortion, maybe more easily than HF AC and 
will need some tweaking to get the best results It *was* used in 
many cheap portable tape recorders.

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Ever heard of this... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-08 14:58 -0700
  Re: Ever heard of this... Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-08 17:04 -0500
    Re: Ever heard of this... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-08 15:19 -0700
      Re: Ever heard of this... Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-08 17:27 -0500
        Re: Ever heard of this... Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-02-08 17:35 -0600
          Re: Ever heard of this... pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-08 15:52 -0800
          Re: Ever heard of this... bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-08 19:04 -0500
      Re: Ever heard of this... John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-08 17:15 -0800
      Re: Ever heard of this... George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-08 17:56 -0800
        Re: Ever heard of this... Pimpom <Pimpom@invalid.com> - 2017-02-09 13:05 +0530
      Re: Ever heard of this... Chris Jones <lugnut808@spam.yahoo.com> - 2017-02-11 01:49 +1100
        Re: Ever heard of this... jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-02-10 06:59 -0800
          Re: Ever heard of this... Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-02-10 07:29 -0800
        Re: Ever heard of this... Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-10 08:35 -0700
          Re: Ever heard of this... Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-10 11:20 -0500
          Re: Ever heard of this... John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-10 08:37 -0800
            Re: Ever heard of this... makolber@yahoo.com - 2017-02-10 08:48 -0800

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