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CJay
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July 17, 2019, 03:34:07 pm »
Tantalums just don't appreciate being installed full stop, I've seen them do that when they were fitted correctly too..
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July 17, 2019, 03:43:47 pm »
Quote from: med6753 on July 17, 2019, 08:39:14 am
Tantalums do not appreciate being installed backwards.
Indeed! They don't always show obvious signs of failure such as on your picture though. They usually fail as shorts. On occasion, I'ven seen SMD tantalum caps soldered backwards and shorting power supplies on the first try. The caps weren't burnt externally, but probably because the power supplies were shut down immediately after.
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July 28, 2019, 02:29:57 am »
800W Ohmite resistor, too little heatsink, the poor thing couldn't take it any longer.
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July 28, 2019, 07:26:32 am »
Not my goof but I come around this while looking for stuff on Amazon...
Just read the description
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