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Sender: "piclist-bounces@mit.edu" Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:32:16 -0800 Subject: Re: [EE] H-Bridge supply voltage spike only in "reverse" (not forward) Thread-Topic: [EE] H-Bridge supply voltage spike only in "reverse" (not forward) Thread-Index: AdXWRfZO6fRPbGeqTMajydT4HqNE7g== Message-ID: References: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. 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I'm really curious. On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 10:32 PM Sean Breheny I agree - beware that power supplies which are isolated from earth ground > may still have substantial capacitance to ground which can affect circuit= s > when you ground one of the nodes in the circuit. > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 5:58 PM Jason White < > whitewaterssoftwareinfo@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Isolated differential probe for Vunregulated and "directly connected" >> for PWM pulses out of H-Bridge. Power supply is isolated from earth >> ground. >> >> I suppose I should try just the differential probe. >> >> On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 5:22 PM Sean Breheny wrote: >> > >> > How are you measuring the voltage across the H-bridge? Are you using = a >> > differential probe? If not, where is the probe GND connected? >> >> -Jason White >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .