EEVblog #568 - Solderless Breadboard Capacitance

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Published on January 15, 2014 12:09:14 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GIscUsnlM0

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What is the actual capacitance of typical breadboard contacts?
It's not in the datasheet, so Dave decides to measure it.
It is well know that breadboards are not suitable for high frequency work due to the stray capacitance between contacts, but how bad is it really?
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