[sdiy] Chineseum Capacitors

[tpuefke]

like my chemistry teacher used to say: a great hobby engages all of the senses.

but seriously people, don't stick those in your mouths. please. :)

Tom

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On Wednesday, 21. October 2020 00:46, Ben Stuyts <ben at stuyts.nl> wrote:

>> On 20 Oct 2020, at 23:40, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:
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>> Den tis 20 okt. 2020 21:56Ben Stuyts <ben at stuyts.nl> skrev:
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>>> But none smell as bad as Swedish Rifa caps.
>>
>> What what? You don't appreciate our surströmming? :-o
>
> I saw the effect it has on mere mortals on last week’s Top Gear show, thank you. Your people seem to have a knack for strange smells. :-)
>
> I had two Rifa caps explode in my home office this year. Within a couple of weeks. One in an old Philips frequency counter (in the Shaffner AC entry filter), and the other on board a pcb of an eprom eraser. Couldn’t get the stink out of my nose for weeks.
>
>> Beats "tropical fish" vintage caps, fins down.
>
> Haha!
>
>> ~~~ ><///°> <*\\\><
>>
>> /mr
>>
>>>
>
> Ben
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