Re: CM11A hangup: Any better products?

[Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Dave,

>>I certainly had more than that but not over 1Vpp. The diodes won't clip
>>much at that level.
>
> It doesn't matter whether they clip a little or a lot - the positive and
> negative peaks are still clipped. The point is that "peaking" the signal in
> the manner you describe is impossible.

It is possible. When the diodes conduct a wee bit you will still have a
very noticeable increase and decrease when turning the core. Just try it
out. Only when they do a "hard clip" will that become hard to see.

Regards, Joerg

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