Well, you'll probably get a million replies with the same equation in 50 different forms, but here's one that I use for a straight-wire of circular cross-section inductance calculation that will give you first order effects: L = K * length * [ ln(4*length/Diam) - 0.75 ] L = Inductance in nanohenries D = Diameter of wire in cm length = Length of wire in cm K = 2 22 Gauge wire.... I'll let you do the calculation given: 20 Gauge AWG = 0.0813 cm diameter 26 Gauge AWG = 0.0406 cm diameter Hope that helps. - Bart -----Original Message----- From: sdb@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sdb@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:53 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Inductance of wire section Hi gang -- Please pardon me if this is a FAQ, but does anybody have a quick rule-of-thumb for the inductance to expect from a 1 cm length of 22 gauge wire-wrap wire in free space? Yes, I've searched the web & looked at a few pages which are far too detailed to be really useful -- all I want is an order-of-magnitude number, and the websites are all about calculating the number by integrating Maxwell's equations. So far, I've been using a figure of around 360 nH/m, which is the inductance of a common 50ohm transmission line. If the real number is larger or smaller by a factor of 2 to 5 I don't care a lot, but I would like to make sure that the "rule-of-thumb" number is *not* orders of magnitude larger or smaller than this. What rule-of-thumb do you use? Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu