DIY Variable Capacitor using Aluminium Foil
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Күн бұрынIn this video, I have tried to build a Variable Capacitor from Scratch.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
00:15 Designing of Variable Capacitor
00:42 3D Printing the parts
00:55 Assembly Guide for Variable Capacitor
01:39 Left Panel Physical Assembly
04:09 Threaded Rod Assembly
05:29 Right Panel Physical Assembly
06:57 Finishing up the Assembly
08:53 Measuring the Range of Capacitance
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@oobihdahboobeeboppah 2 жыл бұрын
The meter is marked on the screen as nano. This type of capacitor would be adequate for receiving purposes only, transmit power of any appreciable amount would require something other than aluminum foil and a better dielectric. I would recommend instead of using paper and aluminum foil simply replace the two plates with pieces of copper or aluminum pipe. Instead of using a manually turning knob which looks to be very inconvenient, a stepper motor could be used.
@RobertLeeAtYT Жыл бұрын
No, I'm not so sure. This deserves more investigation. The dielectric constant of PLA, the standard 3D printing plastic is a bit higher than 3, versus 1.0 for air and 3 to 6 for glass. The dielectric strength of PLA is 33 kV/mm, versus 3 kV/mm for air. So that looks promising for use in a transmitting magnetic loop for more than QRP levels. What I don't know is the dielectric loss for PLA. Wouldn't do to have the thing melt
@joewoodchuck3824 11 ай бұрын
What about skin effect depth? Foil can be quite lossy depending on frequency. A motor of any sort can introduce it's own set of problems near an antenna.
@eugenepohjola258 Жыл бұрын
Howdy. Nice idea. Very suitable for further development like scaling up and using several pipes. Regards.
@pulpo439 3 ай бұрын
Algo (bastante) chapucero.
@joewoodchuck3824 11 ай бұрын
Nice design, not that it can't be done without a 3d printer. Foil might be ok for signal level circuits, but not for power handling. 7 mhz for example needs 1 mm/.040" thickness plates using the 5 skin depth rule of thumb. Forget about using it for a magnetic loop antenna.
@wesleysandifer6157 Жыл бұрын
Yep. I'll just run right down to the store and buy me a 3-d printer and learn how to right g-code. Oh wait. I'll just buy a over priced tuning cap. Great job by the way. I just don't have that luxury.
@pulpo439 3 ай бұрын
Guantes con ratos, no cazan gatos 😆 😂 🤣 🤭 👀
@catsNCats11 3 жыл бұрын
nice
@makertronics3330 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@amrsayed6677 2 жыл бұрын
0.044 what . Micro or nano or pico farad ?
@makertronics3330 2 жыл бұрын
Nano Farads
@orangmakan Жыл бұрын
@@makertronics3330 with lots of leading zeros - so picofarads.
@carlomaglietti2081 Жыл бұрын
nessuno si e accorto che il condensatore e' in corto circuito . con lo strummnto misurava gli ohm non la capacita .....svegliaaaa
@user-rg2zw7cu8j 2 жыл бұрын
Что это
@oobihdahboobeeboppah 2 жыл бұрын
The meter is marked on the screen as nano. This type of capacitor would be adequate for receiving purposes only, transmit power of any appreciable amount would require something other than aluminum foil and a better dielectric. I would recommend instead of using paper and aluminum foil simply replace the two plates with pieces of copper or aluminum pipe. Instead of using a manually turning knob which looks to be very inconvenient, a stepper motor could be used.
@bassmanjr100 Жыл бұрын
Aluminum 4 mil foil tape is very good for RF. Even for 100W rigs. Paper no. Use PVC.
@oobihdahboobeeboppah 2 жыл бұрын
The meter is marked on the screen as nano. This type of capacitor would be adequate for receiving purposes only, transmit power of any appreciable amount would require something other than aluminum foil and a better dielectric. I would recommend instead of using paper and aluminum foil simply replace the two plates with pieces of copper or aluminum pipe. Instead of using a manually turning knob which looks to be very inconvenient, a stepper motor could be used.
@poprockshredman494 Ай бұрын
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