tonepad rebote 3 delay caps from 5v to ground

[peterg]

Could someone explain why there are two parrallel 47uf caps from 5v to ground? Wouldn't one 100uf cap do the same job? http://www.tonepad.com/getFileInfo.asp?id=156

[PRR]

Probably. Or 10uFd might be enough.

Possibly he had no 100uFd, or the ones he had were too tall.

There's other reasons to favor parallel arrays of caps. Hypersonic performance. Self-heating concerns. Getting a cap NEAR every part that needs it. Nothing important for this project.

[peterg]

Thanks Paul

[italianguy63]

Maybe to keep the component size small so Pickdropper could fit one in the world's smallest Altoid's box?

MC

[peterg]

Could be! I have a hard enough time working with 1/4 watt resistors I'm thinking of using at least 1/2 watts on all my builds! I can't imagine attempting to handle 1/8 watts.