RE: SSTC Question

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Original poster: "Steven Ward" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

Sure can.  The purpose of that capacitor is to supply quick peak current to 
the output of the drivers and also to catch any transients that the drivers 
create from switching.   10uf is better than 4.7uf ;-)

Steve


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>Subject: SSTC Question
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:17:39 -0600
>
>Original poster: Robynsaddiction-at-aol-dot-com
>
>Hello All,
>
>        I am wondering if I can use 10uF tant. capacitors instead of 4.7 
> uF caps on the tc4420's and tc4429's in  the gate drive circuit for my 
> feedback SSTC? Thanks, Rick