11-10-2023, 10:50 AM
I have fond memories of a demo to Esteemed Customers (first year students) of what happens to a reverse biased electrolytic.
It was impressive.
Fortunately I'd stuck an empty CD plastic container over the top, because, when it went it cracked the plastic.
It was a small 25V 100uF cap IIRC, on a psu with the current limit turned up.
The X on the end didn't rupture.
The kiddies were impressed.
And so was I.
It was impressive.
Fortunately I'd stuck an empty CD plastic container over the top, because, when it went it cracked the plastic.
It was a small 25V 100uF cap IIRC, on a psu with the current limit turned up.
The X on the end didn't rupture.
The kiddies were impressed.
And so was I.
