> I ordered some samples of inductors from this site:

        http://www.coilcraft.com/

> But after reading some of your replies, I'm not so sure they're the right
> type.

Yes. We have much the same problem :-) - as you didn't say which type
you ordered.

> I'm not sure which type exactly I need. There seem to be so many.

How did they rate wrt:

        >> At a miniumm you'd usually want Isat > Imax and 4 x ma be good.

and how did this inform your understanding

        >> Inductor must take peak current carried without saturating.
        >> For "saturation" see gargoyle.

Especially the stone creature part?



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