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a metal drop formed on the outside of this failed tantalum cap. luckily I pulled the power before it exploded when I saw smoke. 1
a metal drop formed on the outside of this failed tantalum cap. luckily I pulled the power before it exploded when I saw smoke.
I had a tantalum capacitor fail like that, and it sprayed a lot of tiny droplets all over the board I was making. Took a while to find and remove all of them. You’re lucky that it vented away from the rest of your circuit!