The cores are wound from grain oriented silicon steel strip and are annealed in high vacuum furnace under protection atmosphere. The impregnation is done in vacuum impregnating equipment, and low-stress and high-viscosity resin are being used. The gap is cut with abrasive wheels or line cutting. The gap varies from 0.2mm to 8mm. The core shape is toroidal or rectangular. The cores are widely used in inductance ballasts.