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In this chapter, we are going to learn what it takes for a capacitor to charge. Once we learn this, we can use capacitors for timers—both for delaying signal and for creating an oscillating circuit.
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For those curious how these numbers are calculated, see Appendix D, Section D.7.3, “Time Constants.”
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Bartlett, J. (2020). Capacitors as Timers. In: Electronics for Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5979-5_17
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