[sdiy] Failure modes on bypass caps...

[Aaron Lanterman]

I've been reading up the sage advice on bypass caps, and something started 
to worry me...

When caps fail, do they fail into "open circuits" or "short circuits?"

If the later, it could be scary if the cap runs from the power supply to 
ground...

- Aaron, working on the transition form theory to practice

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