Inductor lay?

[Bent]

I was horsing around doing some running splices in some rigging rope today, and the fact that the rope had it's spool laying on the ground and was un-winding clock-wise seemed to be causing me some grief. The rope would tangle up and flop over as I unwound a considerable amount of it.

I got to thinking about inductors, and whether they are always wound the same way? For example, you unwind a coil in one direction, and it always lays the same way - if you flip the inductor over, the direction of the "wind" is still the same way...
If I were to start winding my own inductors, (I have a pretty accurate Henry meter), would there be any benefit to winding some one way and some in the opposite direction? Would this help at all to alleviate mutual inductance ? (I can't recall the guys name who the left hand/right hand rule was named for w.r.t. magnetic coils amd polarity).

[Bent]

nobody?

[cjd]

Well, you know, it depends on what hemisphere you're in, no?

Seriously, counter-wound coils may have a different affect on each-other BUT ideally, crossover coils should never be in proximity to effect each-other. So it's kind-of moot, no?

Maybe.

C

[Bent]

good point.
if the x-over boards are designed/built right in the first place, the "lay" shouldn't matter.

[cjd]

What really bugs me is, did I manage to use the right effect/affect in that post! I hate that word. :P

[Bent]

effect is what has been, affect i what might be...
or something

[JorgenMan]

Just FYI, it should have been "affect". "Affect" is a verb; "effect" is a noun. Actually, "effect" can be a verb, too, as in "to effect (cause) a change."

[cjd]

Just FYI, it should have been "affect". "Affect" is a verb; "effect" is a noun. Actually, "effect" can be a verb, too, as in "to effect (cause) a change."

Yeah, I think I got 'em backwards.