Choke milliamp question

briango · Post by **briango** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:11 am

I'm building a 50 watt amp and I ordered a 10h choke, but it is a 200ma unit. I've read up on here about chokes and understand them way better, but still am left wondering. Will this have any effect on the tone of the amp versus using something closer to 100ma for a 50 watt. I'm probably going to be using E34L or KT77's with 4 preamp tubes.

Thanks,

Brian

demonufo · Post by **demonufo** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:57 am

It's not very likely the current rating will have an effect on tone, other than the standard 3H 100mA used in 100watters can sometimes cause ghosting. (Only sometimes mind, don't assume that ghosting is caused by the choke). A 200mA choke can help to avoid this, as sometimes the current rating can be a bit borderline. A 200mA seems overkill in a 50watter, but I see no reason why you shouldn't use it.

briango · Post by **briango** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:22 am

demonufo,

That's kinda what I was thinking...just overkill, but not necessarily bad.

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