!HELP!! ALTAIR BLEW SMOKE!!!

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue May 27 18:03:58 2003

> box"... The discussion was about electrolytic capacitors. Of course
> they have an insulator (the oxide on the aluminium foil anode) but they
> also have an electrolyte (which is the cathode), and indeed wouldn't

I've met 'engineers' (who darn well should know better) who thought the
electrolyte was the dielectric (insulator) ! I think I've even seen this
in print somwehre (but I can't remember which useless book or magazine it
was in).

-tony
Received on Tue May 27 2003 - 18:03:58 BST