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Anonymous Wed Mar 29 19:49:42 2017 No.1152925 [View]
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Noob question:

I bought a Digital LED strip, well a few of them, 5V and 12V ratings.

Adafruit's LED strip uberguide is telling me it's good practice to put a 1000uF capacitor between the power terminals.

I don't have a 1000uF capacitor, and I know I don't need one but I have 1uF 50V, or a 220uF 16V.

So 2 part question: 1. I want to know why 1000uF is suggested, what would be the effect of only putting a 220uF? 2. should I put the 220uF? the 1uF? or just go without?

( I have 4x of the 220, but I also have 4 strips)

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