Amen to that! *PLUS*...leaving them out is just plain *lazy* these days. The cost of adding decoupling caps to a design is negligible...you can't argue you did it for cost reasons anymore. -marc On 14/6/03 21:48, "William Chops Westfield" wrote: > I suspect that a lot of breadboarded circuits get away with no bypassing > because they feature nice thick conductors leading to a low impedance power > supply, as well as (frequently) realtively small (transistor count) ICs > switched at low speeds... > > That doesn't mean it's a good habit to leave them out. > > BillW > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > -------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas Geekythings Inc. C/416.543.4896 UNIX, Database, Security and Networking Consulting -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu