Electrolytic cap 'protection'

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Mon Feb 10 13:18:00 2003

And thusly Eric Smith spake:
>
> Bryan wrote:
> > Now I was wondering about another idea... Would it be okay to encase
> > the capacitor in silicone gel? Then when the capacitor pops, it
> > wouldn't spread its electrolyte all over the motherboard.
>
> Won't that make it harder to replace the capacitor when it does fail?
>

Isn't there a little bit of clearance from the cap to the board? This could
give you enough space to remove it...

(But if it blows up like what was said a few messages ago, it may not matter)

Cheers,

Bryan
Received on Mon Feb 10 2003 - 13:18:00 GMT