Electronics 01
Why Is the RC Time Constant 63%? The Math of 1 − 1/e
63.2% is 1 minus 1/e, the point where an RC curve would have finished if it kept its starting slope. Why e appears, and why 5τ is not always enough.
63.2% is 1 minus 1/e, the point where an RC curve would have finished if it kept its starting slope. Why e appears, and why 5τ is not always enough.