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Time Constant 2

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herbymcduff

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It doesn't matter what circuit, a RC, or a 555 astable, I just want to know how the .693 in the time constant formula came from. :roll:
 
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Your point:
The charging equation of capacitor is given by:
q = qf{1 - e-t/RC}

Here,
q=charge at given instant in capacitor
qf=final charge in capacitor
t=time
R=resistor
C=cap. value

Now the half-life (qf/2) of the circuit is calculated as
qf/2 = qf{1 - e-t/RC}
1/2 = 1 - e-t/RC
0.5 - 1 = - e-t/RC
-0.5 = - e-t/RC
0.5 = e-t/RC
Taking Natural Log in both sides,
ln(0.5)=ln(e-t/RC)
ln(0.5)=-t/RC
t=-ln(0.5)RC
t=0.693RC

Hope now your point is clear.
 
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