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 LM2678 Simpleswitcher datasheet: http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2678.pdf NOTE: Video #741 has been skipped for a reason. Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-742-why-electrolytic-capacitors-are-connected-in-parallel/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/