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 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwANKw36Mjw

Dave closes out the basic DC circuit series with DC Power, Efficiency, & Maximum Power Transfer Theory tutorial. Includes Ohm's law refresher. DC Fundamentals Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHtVLq2MDPIz82BWMIZcuwhK Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1401-dc-power-efficiency-maximum-power-transfer-theory/ Subscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@eevblog:7 EEVblog Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog AliExpress Affiliate: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c2LRpe8g Buy anything through that link and Dave gets a commission at no cost to you. Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies! https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/ T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog #ElectronicsCreators #Tutorial #DC ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHoHYEZnVIg