[Techtalk] Bursting or bulging capacitors :o

[Tracey Grrl Geek]

Alvin,

Thanks for the information on capacitor failures and the safety tips.
This time, I didn't have to replace any caps myself, thank goodness. If
it ever comes down to that tho, I'll keep your advice handy.

And it was said by Alvin Goats-->
> Capacitors store a lot of energy, so when they fail catastrophically,
> they release all of that energy at once. The energy on the LARGE
> capacitors is often equal to several sticks of dynamite, hence the
> amount of damage done and the very loud "boom" coming from them.

Oh no! We all have explosive devices in our houses, we must all be
terrorists!

-- 
Tracey
Linux Counter #264789
Imagination is more important than knowledge. It is the preview of life's
coming attractions. - Albert Einstein