Extra exam question E7D14

WhyEqual-value resistors connected across series power supply filter capacitors equalize the voltage across each capacitor, discharge the capacitors when voltage is removed, and provide a minimum load on the supply. Equal-value resistors connected across power supply filter capacitors wired in series serve several purposes at once: they equalize the voltage across each capacitor (compensating for capacitor tolerance differences that would otherwise let one capacitor see a disproportionate share of the total voltage), they discharge the capacitors safely once power is removed, and they provide a minimum bleeder load on the supply, answer D. Since all three of these benefits genuinely apply, no single one alone is the complete answer.