If you’ve seen a big air-variable capacitor, you may have noticed that some of the plates may have slots cut into them. Why? [Mr Carlson] has the answer in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/the-cutting-truth-about-variable-capacitors/)

Our New Years Wish is to Hide in a Giant Pokéball
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Between the news, the world situation, and the inevitable family stresses that come this time of year, well — one could be excused for feeling a certain amount of envy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/our-new-years-wish-is-to-hide-in-a-giant-pokeball/)