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EEVblog #742 - Why Electrolytic Capacitors Are Connected In Parallel
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones explains why designers use several electrolytic capacitors in parallel instead of one large one, mainly to lower ESR and spread the load.
In their words
A really good video from EEVBlog on factors for parallel capacitors:
guru_florida on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2015. CC BY-SA.
EEVBlog did a nice job explaining similar situation (but with electrolythic capacitors):
Golaž on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2015. CC BY-SA.
Putting two of identical capacitors pairs seems redundant, it would make sense to use different values like Dave says.
ScienceSamovar on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2016. CC BY-SA.
