What is the difference?

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woodturner550

New Member

• Jul 29, 2010

• #1

I am following a kit and it has some ceramic capacitors and some monolithic ceramic capacitors. What is the difference?

Thanks for the help.

woodturner550

 

crutschow

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• Jul 29, 2010

• #2

**broken link removed** a discussion on that subject.

 

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woodturner550

New Member

• Jul 30, 2010

• #3

Very good information. I just don't understand why they used them on a LCD display that is to be controlled with a microcontroller!

 

crutschow

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• Jul 30, 2010

• #4

They are often used to filter high frequency noise and transients on DC power lines. Another use is to block DC while allowing AC signals to pass.