[SECC] Variable capacitor anti-arc information needed

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Wondering how much the different technique will change the capacitance range...


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Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net> wrote:

I saw that too. Maybe it was QST. I think they wrapped tape over the 
arcing area. They explained that once it arcs, it is prone to keep 
doing it unless you protect the area with some dielectric.

Maybe they used a Kapton tape. If I had that problem, I might just 
try ordinary black plastic electrical tape to see if it cured it.

GL

Jerry W4UK

At 02:00 PM 10/25/2012, John Getz wrote:
>A month or two ago I remember reading an article about some sleeves 
>that can be placed on the plates of a variable capacitor to prevent 
>arcing.  I now have a need for such an item and can't find the 
>article.  Does anyone have that information?
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>John Getz, AD8J
>24 Stony Ridge
>Asheville, NC  28804
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