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previous: Don Symes Caps in parallel gives you the sum ... -- 10/12/1999 4:25 PM view thread

Re: Cap voltages in series/parallel

10/12/1999 4:35 PM
peterRe: Cap voltages in series/parallel
 
The parallel resistors aren't there in case a cap  
shorts (in which case no current would flow through  
the resistor) they are there to make sure the  
caps get equal voltages despite differing leakage  
currents. Typical values are in the ballpark  
of 220k.  
 

 
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Don Symes Thank you, sir.... -- 10/12/1999 4:41 PM
Gil Ayan q{The parallel resistors aren't the... -- 10/12/1999 5:32 PM