Fireworks in a power supply... (indirectly off topic)

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Mon Jul 5 15:53:33 1999

On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Jason (the General) wrote:
>O.k.... here's the question: What would cause a capacitor in a power
>supply to suddenly explode, spraying its 'guts' and a bunch of smoke all
>over the place??

A power surge. I suppose it could also be accomplished by
severe overheating. The same warnings apply to them as to alkaline
batteries.

--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
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Received on Mon Jul 05 1999 - 15:53:33 BST

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