Originally Posted by
Joe S.
1,000 µF filters are enough to take the ripples off the ocean, I bet your circuit stays powered for hours after unplugging the power supply. :D What you do need, is a .01 µF , that's point zero one µF near your PIC connected to the power and ground pins, these allow radio frequency noise to get shorted out, resulting in "Clean" DC power to your chip. Those 1000 µF would be great in a high end audio amplifier to filter and act as a backup supply when big power surge requirements arise. Might be you were thinking 1000 PF caps ?