Assertion: inductor's core | /r/HasProperty | saturated
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text: At this point, the core is said to be saturated, a condition that generally is undesirable.
text: If a metal such as iron (called soft iron) or ferrite (they are basically the same thing - with ferrite suitable for high frequency inductors) is placed in the centre, the magnetic lines can become more concentrated (1,000 - 2,500 times or more) before the core is saturated.
text: While some people say this is 'caused' by the transformer inductance, it is actually because the inductance falls when the core is saturated.