[sdiy] Harry's capacitor field guide

[Tim Parkhurst]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glen [mailto:mclilith at charter.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:32 PM
> To: Tim Parkhurst; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Harry's capacitor field guide
> 
> At 09:39 AM 9/7/04 , Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> 
> >Power decoupling = Tantalum or Electrolytic in series with a small
ceramic.
> 
> I think you might have meant to say parallel instead of series?
> 
> 
> later,
> Glen
> 

Well, I think it's parallel too (I'm pretty sure that's what I've always
read), but the site I listed says series. 

>From http://www.muzique.com/cap_faq.htm

"At the chip level, a small tantalum or electrolytic (1-10uF) in series with
a ceramic (.01-.1uF) is usually more than enough. Lack of decoupling can
cause circuits to perform badly or sometimes, not to work at all."

What say you, Harry? 



Tim (whatever doesn't let the secret smoke out) Servo
 

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