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Old 01-25-2018, 11:27 PM
Crist Rigott Crist Rigott is offline
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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson View Post
Also called gimmick capacitors. The (very small) capacitance depends on the wire length and how it is twisted/bent. So don't bend them into cute new animal shapes.

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Yup, gimmick capacitors. I won't bend them out of shape.

BTW, could I just use some micas instead?
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