I guess the question is:

I would use a capacitor when (or if) . . .

I would use a resistor when (or if ) . . .



--- "Thomas C. Sefranek" <tcs@CMCORP.COM> wrote:
> What circuit?
>
> You use capacitors to filter, decouple, integrate,
> differentiate and
> other stuff.
> You use resistors to drop voltage, limit current,
> make heat and other stuff.
> The answer I provide is as obscure as your question,
>
> but it is an attempt at a serious answer.
>
> Keith Christopher wrote:
>
> >Question for the list, when setting up a circuit,
> how
> >does one know when to use a capacitor _vs_ a
> resistor
> >?
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