Good strategy Nigel. Wet slug tantalum- yuk.
I've opened sealed packaging around new but in extended storage Canberra NIM 5kV power supplies, had he unit smoke first time hooked power to it. The rest of them, I just went through and removed all the tantalum bypass caps before first test.... A lot of older nucleonic equipment uses 6V lead-acid batteries, not just for backup but as a regulator for the main power supply. Removing the battery and plugging in the mains = instant smoke due to over Voltage. Basically they are battery operated instruments that happen be float charging 24/7. George Dowell _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
