[sdiy] "Boutique" capacitors

[Ken Stone]

>Where does this electrolyte go?
>

usually it leaks all over your circuit board and makes a royal mess, or if
you've made the mistake of salvaging it, it leaks all over the other
capacitors in the storage box. I think I have learned - brown electros,
frequently 105 degrees, are not worth salvaging - they leak, almost
guarenteed. Maybe there are a brand or two that don't but considering how
many I have found that do, I bin them.

>Does it just break down into other compounds under heat stress or does it 
>vent and evaporate?
>
>Are dipped electrolytics any better at retaining theirs?
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