value of a trimmer capacitor.

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hi friends,
when we turn the screw of a trimmer capacitor, how do we know its capacitance at that point?

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amrith.s
 

i think this can be done by knowing the ratio of the rotation to the full rotation ... this is an approximate method
 

but do you think it will be a linear relationship?

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amrith.s

ahmed_nasr said:
i think this can be done by knowing the ratio of the rotation to the full rotation ... this is an approximate method
 

yes i think it's linear because C=εA/d

and A= overlapped area = 0.5*Φ*(r^2)

where Φ=overlap angle

i.e C is directly proportional to Φ i.e linear relation between C and Φ
 

oh ok. thank you, ahmed_nasr.
amrith.s

ahmed_nasr said:
yes i think it's linear because C=εA/d

and A= overlapped area = 0.5*Φ*(r^2)

where Φ=overlap angle

i.e C is directly proportional to Φ i.e linear relation between C and Φ
 

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