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<CAL8XPmO76XuTETZC=33_v2YWuJGcw8gCvtTDHyae6E4MFb18=g...@mail.gmail.com>
, Azelio Boriani writes:
>I have googled extensively trying to find something about the dual
>capacitor method of reducing the leakage current... nothing found. Please,
>can you indicate anything for me to learn more?
It is very simple:
R1 charges C1 to the DC potential and therefore C2 sees
(almost) no DC voltage, which means (almost) no leakage
current. C2 is still a capacitor for any AC or dV component.
I belive I picked this trick up from a datasheet or app-note relating
to precision voltage references.
Poul-Henning
>> [Some op-amp] >-+-----R2-----+-->
>> | |
>> | ----- C2
>> | -----
>> | ____ |
>> +---|____|---+
>> R1 |
>> |
>> ----- C1
>> -----
>> |
>> GND
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