Are your common mode chokes effective? Are you using the right ferrite material? In this video I show you how to properly measure common mode chokes using a test rig from Halibut Electronics and a NanoVNA.
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0:00 I wanted a way to measure my chokes
2:39 Connecting it up
3:35 Setting up our NanoVNA
4:40 Calibration
7:10 Measuring our choke
10:53 How much attenuation do you need?
11:32 Choke Tests
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