Gene Heskett wrote: > They can explode pretty violently, so let me tell you a story. Back in the > mid-60's I came across a tube type, mobile cb radio that had to be one of the > few attempts to build one for a 6 volt vehicle system, and predated the old > Johnson whiteface by probably 10 years. My pickup at the time, a 52 ford, > had long since been converted to 12 volts, and I was in the radio, on the > kitchen table, moving wires to convert it to 12 volts. I missed one without > realizing it, and had it running on a 12 volt supply for test. It worked > really really well, talking to the neighbors on a piece of wire laying on the > floor for an antenna. But after about 15 minutes the main filter capacitor > let go, and the top of the can put a quarter sized print in the plastered > ceiling that was about 1/4" deep. I'm glad I wasn't in front of it at the
too funny. My exploding cap story is also related to automotive electronics. The explosion happened at 2 AM when I was in high school. Mom and Dad were not too thrilled about it if I recall correctly. Makes a lasting impression though doesn't it? -Dan _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user