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In Reply to: Mostly For Appearances. posted by Tiny Daddy on December 20, 2002 at 07:39:35:
Toroids are nice transformers but they have one problem- noise. If the AC line has any hash on it the transformer will resonate or rattle. The solution is to put it a can and pot it to muffle the sound. EI designs are much less likely to do this but have other trade offs.Ron-C
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