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Power supply fluctuations. Bypass capacitor needed?
I am powering up a 5V device using a 12v DC 1A SMPS power supply. The 12V supply is connected to the 5V device through a 7805 voltage regulator. The device draws about 30mA when idle, but when it ...
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What is the purpose of the 7805 output capacitor?
How does a cap on a regulator output improve transient response? Is this cap not more appropriately drawn next to the load where it is not being defeated by intervening trace inductance? Or does this ...
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What is the purpose of the 7805 input capacitor?
Most 7805 datasheets specify an input capacitor of 0.33uF or so. This one (the LM340 http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm340-n.pdf) at least specifies that the cap is only required if the regulator is "...
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