Ceramic Input Capacitors Can Cause Overvoltage Transients

An interesting article on why sometimes, low ESR capacitors can be a bad thing - especially in the context of power supplies as low input impedances can cause high inrush currents and voltage spikes.

A good read for one of the reasons Tantalum, Aluminum, and Electrolytic caps are used on the input side of many power supplies.

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