[sdiy] inductor based distortion

[harrybissell]

Once the core is saturated... the inductance is essentially gone and only the
resistive
component of the impedance remains. If there is not enough power dissipation
to actually
fry the windings (burn them open, or melt the insulation and cause a short...)
then there will
be no lasting damage.

H^) harry

Michael Zacherl wrote:

> Hi,
> wouldn't that kill (i.e. the core becomes a
> magnet) the transformer after some time?
>
> Michael.
>
> Fredrik Carlqvist wrote:
> > Interesting way to build a distortion unit. One way could be to build a
> > normal preamp with a transformer and then add the ability to insert a
> > dead current in one of the windings. This should be a way to control the
> > iron core saturation. A larger current should give more distortion
> > sooner. This would probably clip the signal closer and closer to the
> > midpoint, but in a soft way since the transformer still will be doing
> > its job but with a lesser and lesser inductance.