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Article #17218Re: Variable Capacitor, need one
From: benz
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1987 20:10
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1987 20:10
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In article <3201@ece-csc.UUCP>, kwf@ece-csc.UUCP (Kenneth W. Fernald) writes: > I'm looking for a panel-mount, variable capacitor for a project I'm > working on here at home. The maximum value needs to be somewhere around > 50 pF of so. > > At first I tried using a standard 365 pF tuner capacitor and removing some > of the plates to reduce the capacitance, but it was rather unstable. Putting another cap in series will reduce the overall value. 58 pf in series with 365 pf will give you 50 pf. I don't know the min cap of a tuner, but if it were, say 100 pf, you're final value would be 37 pf. Well, maybe it's not the best solution (or even a good one), but maybe you can use it. Chuck Benz - benz@ge-rtp still at GE Semiconductor RTP, NC
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!princeton!allegra!ulysses!gatech!mcnc!rti-sel!ge-rtp!benz From: benz@ge-rtp.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Variable Capacitor, need one Message-ID: <146@ge-rtp.GE.COM> Date: Sun, 25-Jan-87 15:10:43 EST Article-I.D.: ge-rtp.146 Posted: Sun Jan 25 15:10:43 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Jan-87 04:00:25 EST References: <3201@ece-csc.UUCP> Organization: GE Semiconductor Div., RTP, NC Lines: 19 Summary: Put another cap in series