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charge time of the capacitor

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How to calculate the charge time of the capacitor in this circuit?
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Hi,

R1 and R2 form the "source impedance" for the capacitor.
They act as if they are in parallel.
Thus
R_t = 1/ ( 1/ R1 + 1/ R2)

R_t x C gives tau.

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And the resulting (end) voltage: V_C = V1 x R1 / ( R1 + R2)

Klaus
 
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