How to set up L293D - correct solution?

Asked Sep 05 '16 at 15:44

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I want to control DC motors with L293D IC using my Raspberry Pi. I wanted to set it up similarily to this:

But then I found one article on Instructabiles, which said that it would work, but correct solution was this:

So my question is, why is the second circuit better? What do the capacitators do? I´m fairly new to electronics, so this may be a dumb question, but I really can´t figure it out.

asked Sep 05 '16 at 15:44

Bazilion

Don't use the L293D, it is has terrible performance and is long obsolete. – Chris Stratton Sep 05 '16 at 16:06
So what would you recommend to use? – Bazilion Sep 05 '16 at 16:08
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See this about the L293: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/108686/what-h-bridge-drivers-are-preferred-for-applications-controlling-a-low-voltage-m – Andy aka Sep 05 '16 at 16:43

How to set up L293D - correct solution?

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