EEVblog #742 – Why Electrolytic Capacitors Are Connected In Parallel

Fundamental Friday
Dave explains why some designs have electrolytic capacitors connected in parallel. The answer is more in-depth than you might think.
9 reasons are given and explained, and then some thermal camera fun on the bench.
Rubycon capacitor datasheet: http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1910904.pdf
NOTE: Video #741 has been skipped for a reason.

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