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Offline tone007

Re: A1200 capacitor help.
« on: September 04, 2009, 10:50:18 PM »
Tantalums are way more fun.  Noisy molten explosive failures instead of sneaky, slow and quiet.
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Offline tone007

Re: A1200 capacitor help.
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2009, 10:56:24 PM »
I've only had it happen with vintage systems that had been sitting powered off for some time (years.)  They do make quite a lightshow and can turn into projectiles.
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Offline tone007

Re: A1200 capacitor help.
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2009, 11:17:18 PM »
As the tantalums cause a short, I'd bet they're more likely to break something besides a trace on the board.
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