[sdiy] What are they?

[Ian Smith]

>The rule of thumb where I work is that it's preferable to specify the rated 
>voltage at twice the normal working voltage, as tantalums are very 
>unforgiving of overvoltage. And when they go, they really let you know, and 
>the smell's hard to forget. (Hint: do you have a fire extinguisher near 
>your workbench?)
>
>- Colin

How do I check to see if they're bad? Naturally I'm rather skeptical of the 
ones that have solder on what's left of the leads, but that's about ten in 
the whole bag... the rest look like they have fresh, unused leads.

-Ian

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