[sdiy] SMT caps got me worrying

[Tom Corbitt]

One mistake I commonly see with anyone new to SMT caps, especially
tantalum; the band denotes the POSITIVE side, not negative like
electrolytic caps.

Trust me, the tants will let you know when they are unhappy....

Tom Corbitt

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:37 PM, dan snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
> So I am starting to incorporate SMT into my projects.
>
> For the first time I am using a electrolytic  cap (a panasonic, 16volt 100uf)
>
> In the specs on Mouser it has this comment
>
> "Load life-1000 hours"
>
> WOW
>
>
> (see for yourself)
>
> 667-EEE-1CA101WAP
>
> That is less hours than there are in a year!
>
> That doesnt sound like many.
>
> My questions are
>
> 1. Does that mean the cap will DIE after 1000 hours?
> 2. Is that figure just a way for the company to cover themselves and should I actually expect many more hours?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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