On Sat, 28 Dec 2013, amdx wrote:

I parted out a flat screen TV, I pulled an inductor off a board. The inductor
is about 3" long and an inch in diameter. It is wound with a litz type wire
and the value is 5.6uH.
I'm curious, what was the use of this coil. It seemed to carry a pretty
heavy current, because it was mounted with 4 pins on each end and all four
pins were connected to the litz. Also the solder joints to all the pins were
over heated.
So, in what circuit would this be used.

Thanks, Mikek

The trick is to keep the boards intact until you need the parts, then the
context helps reveal information about the part.

Michael