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#455916 - 08/28/04 06:13 AM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Here's the "slug" I'm talking about.


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#455917 - 10/23/04 07:43 AM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Hey Knife,

I always thought the slug absorbed magnetism from the cabling. If you take apart an old clock radio, that little bar-like thing is a ferrite antenna for the AM channel.

As always, anyone should correct me if I am wrong.

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#455918 - 10/23/04 07:49 AM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Hey chinq,

That slug probably controls magnetism from entering the computer. You do realize that magnetism can ruin not only a floppy drive, but a hard drive as well, do you not?

I know on my old HP computer that the same kind of slug wraps the cable that goes to the Power switch, and the LEDs.

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#455919 - 10/23/04 10:22 AM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Registered: 09/11/04
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It's a choke:

Choke An inductive electrical component used to filter electromagnetic interference and lamp filament hum from electronics.

You can buy chokes at electronics stores to put on the power supplies for your computer and audio equipment, but should NEVER put them on the lines carrying the audio signal as they WILL squash the signal.

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#455920 - 10/24/04 10:23 PM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Ah, the ferrite bead. That's what you were talking about. I wondered if we would hear back from you on this.
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#455921 - 10/25/04 06:35 AM Re:Sleeves on my power supply [Re: nkemalyan]
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Ah, yes: the choke.

I knew the function at the time I described it, but not the proper name for the component.

Thank's for fitting the description with the component.

Speaking of power supplies, I have just received the latest Cyberguys catalog, and on the reverse cover, I saw these improved Molex connectors. They allow you to disconnect your drives from power without banging up your knuckles, all with a mere squeeze of the tab. No more cursing, no more bloody knuckles, no more frustration. Just easy disconnections.

For more info, visit:
[url=[url]www.cyberguys.com][url]www.cyberguys.com[/url] [/url]

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