Bypass Capacitors – why just one value?

Bypass Capacitors – Size and number There is a fair amount of discussion and disagreement in the EMC community about the subject of bypass capacitors.  What size should they be?  Should you use more than one in a given location to cover a wider frequency range?  My...

Welcome to Pettit EMC Consulting LLC

Welcome to Pettit EMC Consulting LLC! We’ve launched this site so that you can find out all about Pettit EMC Consulting LLC.  Who are we?  What services do we offer?  What got me into consulting?  And, short of going to the long winded biography, why should you think...

What is EMC?

I’m sure that some folks who have stumbled on this web site are confused.  There’s a company called EMC and they’re wondering what this site has to do with them?  The answer is – nothing. EMC stands for Electromagnetic Compatibility.  EMC is defined in MIL-STD-463A...