How long will they last?

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Mon Apr 7 11:56:05 1997

> > No - we're using computer-assisted equipment from the 60's (74
> > type logic) where the tanatalum's are going short-circuit or leaky, so
> > allow for a 20-30 year lifetime.

It sounds like you just may have a bunch of cruddy capacitors (or a power
supply problem that is not killing the chips). I have never found a bad
tantalum capacitor.

> Maybe my memory is a bit vague - but tantalums in the 1960's ??????????

They were around in the 1960s, but basically for military applications.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Mon Apr 07 1997 - 11:56:05 BST