Talk:Trimmer (electronics)

What is a trimmer
There are 3 types of popular trimmable component, resistor, capacitor and inductor. Ls are not adjusted with screwdrivers, but with non-magnetic tools, eg a plastic hex driver.

However when the term trimmer is used it pretty well always means a preset capacitor, not the other 2. Tabby (talk) 15:46, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Trimmer (electronics) be merged into Variable Capacitors. Because they a have the same purpose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.91.101.215 (talk) 05:35, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * That would be pretty silly, considering that much of the article (including all refs) concerns resistors, not capacitors. The article is about a class of components designed to be adjustable for purposes such as calibration, etc. regardless of what it is they're adjusting. --Junkyardsparkle (talk) 05:48, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Variable and preset
You said in your edit summary that "you removed the opposite of what you said in your comment, the arrow drawings were removed". That is exactly what I intended. Trimmers are presets, and are therefore not represented with arrowheads on circuit drawings. SpinningSpark 14:26, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I see you have been editing today. Since you have chosen not to reply, I assume you have accepted what I have said and I will now reapply the edit. SpinningSpark 13:55, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Lack of response doesn't automatically mean anything, other than I haven't replied. Even if I was on Wikipedia, it doesn't automatically mean that I finished everything that I needed to do while I was online. I'll reply again, but I'm extremely busy right now. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 05:47, 15 April 2020 (UTC)