@A4000Bear:
I witnessed a capacitor failure similar to that mny years ago. Back in the late 1960s, tantalum electrolytic capacitors were the ant's pants, they were used in all expensive equipment because of their extremely low series resistance.
The tech next to me was trying to figure out why a power supply was not working. Something was hot, and he was leaning over it, trying to sniff his way to the hot component when one of a series of big tantalum electros exploded in his face.
He wasn't hurt, just startled, but his glasses were covered in molten tantalum and had to be replaced. Without them, he would have been blinded, no doubt. After that, he never peered into a faulty supply again.
tony
