A couple of years ago, I got this component from Nicolas Collins, in an excellent workshop on Handmade electronic music (organized by Nadine in Paf).
Soldered to a sound cable – and hooked up to a microphone amplifier & speaker, you can pick up electromagnetic frequencies and hear them (in the video I demo this).
I am looking for this component –> what is it and where can I get it? From the specs written on it, I would guess it’s a capacitor – but from it’s behaviour I would say it’s a coil/antenna. Tips and potential replacement parts are welcome in the comments!
The component:
The demo:
Update – I asked Nicolas Collins and here’s his reply:
The device we used to sniff electromagnetic fields is an inductor. This is a common electronic component used in filter & oscillator circuits, but different from a capacitor. Inside that little blob is about 1km of very thin wire. It’s like a tiny guitar pickup.
Like resistors and capacitors, inductors come in many values. Almost any value will work, but the higher the value the louder the signal. The one I use for workshops measure 100 mH (mili-Henry) — something in that range +/- 50% would do you well.
Thanks!
I think this is a choke
this looks very similar
http://www.newark.com/bourns-jw-miller/rl622-104k-rc/rf-choke-100000uh-20ma-10-0-1mhz/dp/86K3362
Wikipedia has some more information about them:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_%28electronics%29#Types_and_construction
Ward De Ridder
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