# Opamp DC offset Question

Just need some help understanding what's happening in removing the DC offset from two band-pass filters.

VG has a value of 4.5V. When I added in the virtual ground the circuit had an offset of 4.5V at the Out and Out2 nodes. I added in capacitors C7 and C8 at 1$\mu$F understanding that it will block the DC signal. This worked for the node at Out but not Out2. Later I saw a similar problem where the solution was to put a resistor between the output and opamp which worked but I do not understand why the resistor is needed and why Out didn't need one but Out2 did.

The resistor that was added was R7.

• Explain specifically where the resistor was placed and also explain how you measured the voltages. – Andy aka Jul 9 '18 at 11:12
• Oh yep sorry, I'm talking about R7 was the resistor that was placed and measured the voltages using the Transient analysis on LTSpice. So Vin is a 1kHz sine wave with an amplitude of 1 and I'm measuring the signal at Out and Out2. – Koobz866 Jul 9 '18 at 11:14
• You shouldn't need C7 or C3. The output of C8 will probably float up to 4.5VDC without R7. – JRE Jul 9 '18 at 11:21
• Capacitors have a large (but not infinite) resistance at DC. – JRE Jul 9 '18 at 11:21