zeppelinchld Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 i need a .02uf cap but i hav 2 .01uf caps so could i wire them in series and make .02uf???? sorry for being an electronics noob but im working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) No, wiring them in series would yield a capacitance the inverse of which would equal the sum of the inverse of the values of the capacitors in the circuit. 1/Ctotal=1/C1+1/C2+...+1/Cn. You want to wire your capacitors in parallel because the capacitance will be the sum of the values of the capacitors used in the circuit. And that's your physics lesson for the day . The opposite holds true for resistors. peace, russ Edited March 22, 2007 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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