01-17-2026, 12:02 PM
The others I described would not have any mica in them.
Typical mica-sheet type has two plates, one rigid, one movable, either on a flexible cantilever or just an arched piece of conductor. The nut would either get the flexible closer to the rigid by bending that cantilever or flatten the arch with the same effect.
Nica is present together with air gap. With the same gap, the thicker the mica, the higher the capacitance will be. The question is, would the peak spot you are trying to achieve still falls within the cap's range.
An industrial-made trimmer eliminates this crude capacitor's inaccuracy, as well as the dependance on the air quality (humidity etc).
Typical mica-sheet type has two plates, one rigid, one movable, either on a flexible cantilever or just an arched piece of conductor. The nut would either get the flexible closer to the rigid by bending that cantilever or flatten the arch with the same effect.
Nica is present together with air gap. With the same gap, the thicker the mica, the higher the capacitance will be. The question is, would the peak spot you are trying to achieve still falls within the cap's range.
An industrial-made trimmer eliminates this crude capacitor's inaccuracy, as well as the dependance on the air quality (humidity etc).
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