Popped a Tantalum

VanWhy

Well-known member
This was a new one for me. Went to plug in my latest build and as soon as I did, POP! 100uF Tantalum cap exploded. Really not sure why it happened other than it was a bad component. Pretty sure it was the right cap and 16V at that. Put an electrolytic in there and is working fine now. Just weird.


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Describe the smell, I've heard stories about the ... aroma, but have never had any opportunity to aerate my nostrils with such fumes.

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