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Re: Exploding Electronics (Not FIRST Specific)

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
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Agreeing with everything here. Applying even a small reverse voltage to an electrolytic, or a tantalum cap, for that matter, can make it blow. I've seen (and made) tantalums go up in flames and electrolytics smoke out (they like to fire across the workshop). You must be very careful with these things.

Even if you're well-versed in electronics, I recommend asking an electrical mentor to sanity-check your connections before hitting that main breaker, especially if it's an expensive component (like an Axis camera or a router (I may or may not be speaking from experience here)).
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