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RC Time Constant
RC Charge time
100%
98.2%
95.0%
Charge on C, percentage applied voltage

86.5% Technically, at 5τ
the charge is 99.3%
but for all intents and
purposes, we call this
100% charge.
63.2%

τ= R x C
where R is in Ohms,
C is in Farads,
τ is in seconds.

0%
0 1τ 2τ 3τ 4τ 5τ

RC Discharge time
100%
Charge on C, percentage applied voltage

36.6%
Technically, at 5τ
the charge is 0.3%
but for all intents and
13.5% purposes, we call this
0% charge.
5.0%
0% 1.8%
0 1τ 2τ 3τ 4τ 5τ