Wort des Tages 29 August 2026

gimmick capacitor

A capacitor consisting of two insulated wires twined together.

Warum dieses Wort

When a few picofarads will do, you can make the part rather than buy it. The name is a cheerful admission that it is a trick.

In use

Oscillator was drifting, so I twisted a gimmick capacitor onto the tank coil and trimmed it back a turn at a time until it settled.

Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.

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