Air and vacuum variable capacitors for comparison: The air capacitor shown is variable from 34 to 864pF (25:1 capacitance range), and has a plate spacing of 1.6mm giving a voltage rating of 5KV peak (3.5KV RMS).The dimensions of the capacitor frame (excluding protruding studs and mounting brackets) are: 260 × 126 × 135mm. The vacuum capacitor (shown to comparitive scale) also has a voltage rating of 5KV peak, but is variable from 10 to 1000pF (100:1 range). It is 77.5mm in diameter at its widest point, and is 171mm long excluding the control shaft. Notwithstanding its advantages in terms of dimensions and variation range, the vacuum capacitor can be expected to have an ESR considerably smaller than that of the air capacitor, and being more compact has a much smaller inductance. |
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