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Old February 21st 11, 04:17 PM posted to sci.electronics.design,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
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Default help designing gimmick capacitor

On Feb 21, 12:31*am, RST Engineering wrote:
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:52:18 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

The old-tyme gimmick was two wires, twisted together. *That would
contain the field better than your open plates.


Another alternative: you could surround your cap with a shield and
drive the shield from the FET source, bootstrapping it.


Does the term SNIP have any meaning to you?

Jim


I quoted the original post. Did you think the original was
irrelevant? I don't agree.

I try to quote enough so that a newcomer can, in one post, understand
both the full question I'm responding to, and my reply.

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Cheers,
James Arthur