> Is it on a specific board one of us might know about?  Can you tell us
> what the -12V regulator chip is?   If so look at the sepc sheet for the
> chip.  Otherwise you will just have to build or borrow something to
> electically measure it.

Thanks Doug,

-12V which come from a switching supply goes through the inductor to power
some op. amplifiers and a 7905.  It is on a VME card, somekind of video
board.

After studying the catalgoue and pictures further, I think this is a SMD
ferrite.  So I measured the current with a multimeter, it peak about 490mA.
Combing through the MuRata list, I think I could choose either a 600mA or a
1000mA.  I am thinking to go for the 1000mA.  Isn't there a standard for
these things if they could not put a marking on them ???

I also have measured the W and H wrong, they should be 1.6mm.

cheers, ling sm

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