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Which capacitors to use with voltage regulator IC such as 7805?

Many of the tutorials suggest to use a large smoothing capacitor (tens and even hundreds of uF) with a full wave rectifier but the datasheets of the voltage regulators and some tutorials suggest only ...
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how to calculate C for lm7809?

I need to use a LM7809 to reduce 12-14V to 9V , the device is using 40mA at normal state when I search google for application circuit - I got all kind of valus for Cin , Cout. use this datasheet ...
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Does placing additional capacitors in parallel with CJ7805 affect its performance?

I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but I'd still prefer to ask than regret it later. I'm designing a PCB with the CJ7805 which, like the LM7805, can supply a steady 5 volts. In this case, it's ...
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Lm7812 circuit help

In circuit to get a steady 12v DC I don't understand the use of the capacitors. Can anyone help me?
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How to select proper capacitors and capacitance for LM78xx voltage regulators?

I want to use LM78xx voltage regulators for various projects. I want to know in general, how should I choose a correct value for input and output capacitors of LM78xx family when I want to change DC ...
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78L05 questions [duplicate]

What are the capacitors on the input and output of a 78L05 for? I saw a lot of different schematics with a lot of different input and output capacitor values. So now I am really confused, and I'm ...
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