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gtrboy
09-01-2006, 09:38 PM
why dont PCB heater traces cause hum when they are straight but wire needs to be twisted?

Steve Conner
09-02-2006, 02:14 PM
Have you ever tried twisting PCB tracks? It's not easy. So designers have to just accept that heater traces on PCBs will radiate more magnetic field than twisted wires in a P2P amp do, and move sensitive stuff on the PCB further away if it turns out to be a problem in prototypes.