NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) capacitor switches allow for adjusting
the resonant frequency ranges of NMR measurement circuits by inserting or
removing capacitors having different values into the circuits. A change
of position of a single switching member is used to change the contact
state of at least two capacitors. In some embodiments, at least two pairs
of external contacts are disposed at distinct longitudinal levels along a
channel, and a slider including multiple longitudinally-spaced capacitors
is moved longitudinally within the channel to establish electrical
contact between the external contact pairs and different capacitors along
the slider. In other embodiments, two capacitor columns are disposed
along the channel, and a movable longitudinal member establishes
electrical contact between the two columns at different longitudinal
levels along the columns. In some embodiments, capacitor covers or
intracapacitor blocks are provided to protect the capacitors. An
auxiliary inductor may also be inserted into the circuits.