Mike, If you look carefully at the long side of those capacitors, you will note that that side has rounded corners - the narrow other end has sharp anglular transitions from the end to the sides - so the narrow end is flat, while the larger end is "rounded".
None-the-less, it does not matter much in that particular application - both ends of that capacitor are isolated from ground and the trimmer must be adjusted with a fully insulated (non-metallic) tool if you are to achieve the correct setting. Adjust it first with a non-metallic tool, and if you still cannot find a null point, look for the problem some other place than the trimmer (the windings of the bi-filar wound toroid are the most probable problem point. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/23/2011 11:23 AM, wf8o wrote: > I have possibly installed this trimmer cap with the wrong orientation. The > instructions say to orient it > with the "flat side" to the left. The trimmer is of the newer design, as > the blue ones used on the KFl1-4, It has two "flat sides". I installed it > with the wider "flat side" to the left. Does any one know the correct > orientation? Does it really matter, anyway? I am ready to install the atu > inside my K1. Please advise. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
