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Date:         Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:44:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@uidaho.edu>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@uidaho.edu>
Subject:      capicator fix & differences
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there is very little difference in capacitors. It is just that the ceramic ones are not polarized where the other ones (tantalium?) are; if you put them in backwards you will get a little explosion (really small "pop"). -Matthew

Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu


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