[sdiy] dangerous high temperature electrolytics ??

[harrybissell]

I've never heard that one...

H^) harry

"JH." wrote:

> I've spent some extra money to buy high temperature (105 deg C) electrolytic
> caps
> for my latest project (tube stuff, 450V caps).
> Now a co-worker told me that these high temperature caps used to be very
> harmful
> to health (liver damage etc.) one they "blow", bacause the chemicals would
> be
> way more dangerous than in ordinary electrolytics.
>
> Question: Is this true? Is this *still* true for modern capacitors? (His
> experience goes
> way back to th eearly days of electronics, so I don't know if this is still
> valid for
> today's components.) Please tell me.
>
> JH.