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Re: Unexplained intermittent CAN / 2CAN Jaguar problems at GSR

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Originally Posted by kamocat View Post
The trouble with using AC decoupling capacitors is that they only work on an oscilating signal. Limit switches and potentiometers are often very constant.
I suppose you could put opto-isolators on the limit switch inputs and the coast/brake.
Potentiometers, however, I would expect to be noise-resistant. You could still put a op-amp inline if you want.
Use the capacitors as a part of a filter or as bypass for frequencies that should not be there. After all a potentiometer and limit switch should be pretty constant as you've said.
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