Adam Field wrote:
> How would I calculate the saturation current of a inductor?

You don't.  You look it up in the inductor's datasheet.

Calculating saturation current is only done by little elves in a hollow tree
and requires a regular supply of dead fish.

Actually there are ways if you're not a elf, but it gets complicated.
Roughly you get the spec for the core material and find the magnetic flux
your particular core made from that material can take.  Then you determine
the loop current required to generate that flux, then divide that by the
number of turns to get the current thru the wire.


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