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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
i have a circuit board that appears to have had some mods done as
components do not match or blend with other components. my concern for now is two polarized electrolytic caps that appear to be used as "bypass caps" ?? i thought tantalum and ceramic were the best choice for bypass? is this a problem ? one is a electrolytic 1uF/50v polarized cap between 32v line to Vcc2 on chip and 0v ref 32v dc ---- 36 ohm --|-- 1uF/50v (polar) (-) ---| | | Vcc2 0v ref and the other is an electrolytic 22 uF / 6.3v (polar) cap betweem 5v line to VCC on chip an 0v ref any way i just recently read to use ceramic but i am wondering if there is a reason one would want to use electrolytic ? or was this just a dangerous amateur who did this ? *OTHER Question * there is a 36 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor ( orng blu blk gold ) between (inline with) the 32V supply volts to a Vcc2 pin on an IC, what is reason to use this setup and could it be another mistake made by previous repairer ? thanks for any useful help, robb |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
"robb" writes: there is a 36 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor ( orng blu blk gold ) between (inline with) the 32V supply volts to a Vcc2 pin on an IC, what is reason to use this setup and could it be another mistake made by previous repairer ? It creates an RC low-pass filter to smooth out the power even more than just a capacitor can do. I do something similar on chips that are especially sensitive to supply ripple. |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
"DJ Delorie" wrote in message ... "robb" writes: there is a 36 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor ( orng blu blk gold ) between (inline with) the 32V supply volts to a Vcc2 pin on an IC, what is reason to use this setup and could it be another mistake made by previous repairer ? It creates an RC low-pass filter to smooth out the power even more than just a capacitor can do. I do something similar on chips that are especially sensitive to supply ripple. thanks for reply, so is there any magic with the 36 Ohm value anf 32.6 Volts? could i use 30 Ohm or 47 Ohm resistor or other value ? thanks again, robb |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
robb wrote:
i have a circuit board that appears to have had some mods done as components do not match or blend with other components. my concern for now is two polarized electrolytic caps that appear to be used as "bypass caps" ?? i thought tantalum and ceramic were the best choice for bypass? is this a problem ? one is a electrolytic 1uF/50v polarized cap between 32v line to Vcc2 on chip and 0v ref 32v dc ---- 36 ohm --|-- 1uF/50v (polar) (-) ---| | | Vcc2 0v ref and the other is an electrolytic 22 uF / 6.3v (polar) cap betweem 5v line to VCC on chip an 0v ref any way i just recently read to use ceramic but i am wondering if there is a reason one would want to use electrolytic ? or was this just a dangerous amateur who did this ? *OTHER Question * there is a 36 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor ( orng blu blk gold ) between (inline with) the 32V supply volts to a Vcc2 pin on an IC, what is reason to use this setup and could it be another mistake made by previous repairer ? thanks for any useful help, robb It depends what you are trying to bypass ? The electro's types are basic caps and good for local rail stability but do not work well in preventing RF from traveling around. Using ceramic type caps solves the issue of high frequency traveling around. it has to do with material used and construction forms. In most cases all you need is the electrolytic to help stabilize local rail voltage on a particular component how ever, if your circuit have functions of generating RF or would be sensitive to stray RF then you need to use caps for by pass that will work to suppress it. You may find combinations of a low value non inductive type cap being coupled side by side with an electrolytic. This is performing 2 different jobs, not summing them. -- "I'm never wrong, once i thought i was, but was mistaken" Real Programmers Do things like this. http://webpages.charter.net/jamie_5 |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:42:09 -0400, Bill S. wrote:
In article , says... one is a electrolytic 1uF/50v polarized cap between 32v line to Vcc2 on chip and 0v ref 32v dc ---- 36 ohm --|-- 1uF/50v (polar) (-) ---| | | Vcc2 0v ref 32 Volts is getting a bit out of the wheelhouse for tantalum, so electrolytic is probably a fair choice. --- Tantalum capacitors are also electrolytic. -- JF |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:48:26 -0400, Bill S. wrote:
In article , says... Tantalum capacitors are also electrolytic. That is true. Other tantalum constructions exist --- Really? As far as I've been able to find out the only types of capacitors that use tantalum in their construction are electrolytic. Am I missing something? --- as well as electrolytics other than aluminum, --- Well, there _are_ EDLC's and aerogel capacitors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro...citor#Variants --- but I didn't feel the need to nit-pick, rather contented myself to common usage within the apparent scope of the OP's question... --- Interestingly, the OP never brought up capacitor construction and, unfortunately, _not_ nit-picking common usage such as: "Are they tantalums or are they electrolytics?" helps to propagate the erroneous belief that tantalum capacitors aren't electrolytic, as supported by your statement that: "32 Volts is getting a bit out of the wheelhouse for tantalum, so electrolytic is probably a fair choice." -- JF |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
Small electrolytics are fine as they dont have a lot of inductance.
However in my designs I always use tants and a ceramic to bypass IC's. www.ckp-railways.talktalk.net\pcbcad28.htm |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
"Ninja" wrote in message ... "robb" wrote in message So i can replace the 36 ohm (it is fried) with anything close and probably should choose one on the higher side (i.e. 47 Ohm over the 22 Ohm) ? Robb, In changing the resistor from 36 ohm to 47 ohm, just consider that your Vcc2 will decrease by about another 1/2 volt (in addition to the 1-1/2 volt already dropped by the 36 ohm one). On a 32 volt supply, it totals to less than 10%, so you might be just fine. It's hard to say from here just how low your VCC2 can go without affecting operation or reliability. Considering power dissipation in the resistor, 40 ma through 47 ohms will dissipate just 75 mw, so a 1/4 watt resistor will still be fine. Thanks Ninja, i found a 39 Ohm resistor among my meager supply so i am a bit closer to original. the application was the supply power to a VFD display so i suspect a lower voltage will just dim it up a bit maybe give the VFD a bit more life . Thanks for the help, robb |
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does it makes sense to use electrolytic can as bypass cap ?
"Suzy" not@valid wrote in message ... Rob What about two 22 ohm Rs in parallel, then in series with one other (that is assuming you have a number)? Thanks for help Suzy, fortuneately i found a closer equivalent a 39 ohm so that should be close enough and the application is the supply power to a VFD display so lower voltage just means dimmer and maybe longer VFD life ? thanks again, robb |
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