1000 uF Capacitor?

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1000 uF Capacitor?

Post by Archon276 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:17 am

i just received my zenith screen in the mail and it has a 1000uF Capacitor attached to a component near to where you put the 5v. is it okay for me to remove this?
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Re: 1000 uF Capacitor?

Post by joeyjoe9876 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:30 pm

if it is on the 7805 near the bottom of the screen then yes
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Re: 1000 uF Capacitor?

Post by hailrazer » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:55 pm

It is used to smooth out the power fluctuations. I leave mine on because without it there are usually wavy lines on the screen.
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Re: 1000 uF Capacitor?

Post by Archon276 » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:54 pm

lol i i should have left mine on i can see the wavy lines now. guess i'll just put it back on
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