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BrianG · 11.13.2009, 01:41 PM

Nope, all in parallel. When you parallel caps, the capacitance is additive and the voltage is the same. So, if you use three 330uF 35v caps, putting them in parallel nets 990uF @ 35v. If you put them in series, you'd get 110uF @ 105v.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	11.13.2009, 01:41 PM Nope, all in parallel. When you parallel caps, the capacitance is additive and the voltage is the same. So, if you use three 330uF 35v caps, putting them in parallel nets 990uF @ 35v. If you put them in series, you'd get 110uF @ 105v.