[sdiy] 390uf axial, what's the deal?

[David G. Dixon]

> I don't think so.  If you look at the catalog all of that type are
> expensive.  Liquid Ta, welded case, mil spec .....

Yeah, I looked.  Holy Dinah!  What the hell are those bad boys used for?!?
Oh, I see: "high-reliability avionics and military devices."  Sounds a bit
like those famous $6,000 toilet seats to me....

You know, the legend of Tantalus (from which tantalum gets its name --
incidentally, Tantalus was the father of Niobe, from which niobium gets its
name...) is a pretty tawdry story of infanticide, human sacrifice, and
cannibalism.  There was a special place in hell reserved for Tantalus, who
was forever cursed to stand knee-deep in water under a fruit tree with a big
threatening rock over his head.  Whenever he tried to reach for the fruit it
would rise beyond his grasp, and whenever he tried to get a drink, the water
would recede.  This is where we get our word "tantalize", which means
temptation without satisfaction.

Sounds a bit like synth DIY...