Antenna tuner build progress

 Antenna tuner build progress is moving along. I have all the holes drilled and all devices (except the air variable capacitor) are mounted.

The capacitor did not come with any mounting screws so I am having a problem with mounting. I may wire it and then mount it with superglue.  I would prefer to use screws because replacement may turn out to be necessary.

The capacitor mounting screws are very small. 

I built the coil with 14 stranded awg wire which is insulated with some heavy duty plastic. I used the grommet(*) for getting separation. I discovered the best way to keep the wires in place is to use some cheap caulking. Because the caulk is cheap, it dries quite slowly (which is good). 

* Grommet Edging Nylon GE85-C


The cookie tin box is really a good size. I provides plenty of room for mounting devices.




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