millihenry

Small inductance measure

A millihenry is one thousandth of a henry, the unit of electrical inductance.

The millihenry is the practical scale for most everyday inductors—coils in speakers, filters, and small transformers typically measure in millihenries rather than full henries.

properties

inductance

Electromagnetic inertia of circuits

flux · reluctance · saturation · hysteresis · self-induction

units

inductance

Electromagnetic inertia of circuits

  • faradSI capacitance measure
  • ohmElectrical resistance measure
  • teslaMagnetic flux density unit

weber · gauss · capacitance · resistance · conductance · measurement · multimeter · calibration · tolerance · precision

components

inductor

Coil storing magnetic energy

  • chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • transformerVoltage-altering electrical device

solenoid · toroid · winding · bobbin

circuits

filter

Porous separation device

bandpass · lowpass · highpass · resonance · decoupling · RFID · antenna · amplifier · flyback · snubber

Opposites
electrical property measured

millihenryfarad

SI capacitance measure

microfarad · picofarad · ohm · milliohm · capacitance

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