Hi
     Personally, I never had much luck with RFI prevention. However, I 
believe one is supposed to rap the wire in a figure eight fashion on those 
chokes. Any way it is worth a try.

God bless,
Mark
-- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon 
Clear, 60.1°F(15.6°C) Wind:W
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: correctly using Radio Shack RF chokes


> Hi, all.
>
> This is probably self evident, and maybe I've done it the only way 
> possible,
> but could someone tell me how to most effectively use the rectangular 
> Radio
> Shack RF chokes for dealing with RFI?
>
> I guess I'm asking this question basically because my strategy doesn't 
> seem
> to get any results whenever I try it.
>
> What I do is open the top of the choke, wind the wire through the bottom 
> of
> the choke, and then close it up again.
>
> If there's some other way to use these chokes, please enlighten this
> sometimes slow learner.  (grinning widely here)
>
> If you don't recall what the Radio Shack RF chokes are like, they are
> rectangular in shape, with magnets on the inside.  You open the latch on 
> the
> top, and then close it when you're done winding wires around it.
>
> Hope this somewhat convoluted e-mail makes sense.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ