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Sometimes you may be unable to nd a particular inductor the
market. This is actually a problem faced by most of the electronic
hobbyists and the problem becomes more serious if your project is
RF related. The inductors required for RF circuits (antenna, tuner,
amplier etc) are almost impossible to nd in the market and the
only solution is nothing other than home-brewing them.
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With a little practice and patience you can construct almost all air
cored inductors at home. The inductance of an air cored inductor
can be represented using the simplied formula shown below and to
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calculate the inductance of an air-core inductor, the same equation
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L = [d2 n2] / [18d + 40l]
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Where L is the inductance in Micro Henries [H]
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d is the diameter of the coil from one wire centre to another

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l is the length of the coil specied in inches.

n is the number of turns.
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multiplied four times if the value of n is doubled. The value of
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l is multiplied by two if the value of n is increased up to 40%.
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The length of the coil used in the inductor should be equal to or

0.4 times the diameter of the coil.
As shown in the equation, inductance of the air-core inductor
varies as the square of the number of turns. Thus the value l is
Winding the coil.

The coil must be rst wounded on a plastic former of the
adequate diameter (equal to the required core diameter).
The winding must be tight and adjacent turns must be as close
as possible.
After the winding is complete, slowly withdraw the core without
disturbing the coil.
Now apply a thin layer of epoxy over the coil surface for
mechanical support.
Remove the insulation from the coil ends.
Example
Suppose you want to make an inductor which produces an
inductance of 10 H. The diameter of the coil is 1 inch and the coil
length is given by 1.25 inches. You will have to nd the number of
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d = 1inch
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l = 1.25 inches
n = {L [18d * 40l]} / d = 26
Thus, the number of turns of the coil will be 26.
Number of turns/inch = 20.8
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seetharaman September 11, 2014 at 10:01 pm

Use 6 mm dia plastic former wind with 22 swg wire wind
65 turns of 0.5 length multilayer.
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nishant April 21, 2014 at 8:08 pm

will you please tell me how to calculate gauge of wire in this?
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The gauge depends on the current ow required to ow
through it. for RF application it should be at least 18 SWG
or thicker as the signal current ows through the surface
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Sir I want to make a coil of 150uH. So what should be the values
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USE the following site for calculation
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sir i make 6Mh inductor
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now i want to calculate the value of l,N, d
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Seetharaman March 26, 2014 at 4:03 am

use the formula
L = [d2 n2] / [18d + 40l]
d is the diameter of the coil from one wire centre to
another wire centre. It should be species in inches.
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sir i want to make a 0.1microhenry indutor coil so what will be the
values of d n and l
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10mH / 1000 = 10uH ie 1000uH is equal to 1mH

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Hi Shinoj AWG is american standard for wires. SWG is standard wire
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What is mean by AWG and SWG
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Hi Anish it depends on the application. For higher current a thicker
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Hi sir,
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delrow williams June 4, 2011 at 9:32 am

master i try your formula but i have no luck. how do i produce .01uf
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How to use it as Centre tapped Inductor , for connections to
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great joob really help fulll but insulater is must for winding or any
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Someone asked how to make a 200 to 500 uH coil. These were the
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Hi Jatin 1mH(milli henry) is 1000micro henries substute in the above
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Hi Fady you mean 200 to 500uH (micro henrys) use tha above
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