JL Sargent Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'm winding inductors for my own personal fun. I noticed several people here have used Litz wire for improved performance. Which one though? Does it even matter? I noticed there are at least 8 different Litz configurations for wire. New England Wire has this type 2 14awg Litz on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/50-ft-New-England-Elect-Wire-Type-2-Litz-Wire-AWG-14_W0QQitemZ200451251752QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eabd35e28 Would that be appropriate for mid or tweeter inductor winding? One last question: Is larger inductor wire always better if all else equal? (IE: Solid core 10awg better than solid core 12awg.) Thanks for any advice on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Litz wire is suitable for higher frequency inductors as it shows a lower impedance at the higher freqs. This affects the Q of the inductor and causes attenuation (slight) at higher freqs if the inductor is in series with a driver. Wire gage that large will quickly result in a large coil of wire and require more feet of wire than a coil of smaller size wire. Usually large wire is employed in woofer coils where input power is usually greater, but Litz wire is unnecessary at woofer freqs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hey Don, I appreciate your thoughts on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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