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Tantalum Capacitor Exploding & Burning

Name: Tantalum Capacitor Exploding & Burning
Channel: metacollin
Description: A demonstration of a surface-mount tantalum capacitor failing violently when powered in reverse, shared as a warning about polarity.

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A demonstration of a surface-mount tantalum capacitor failing violently when powered in reverse, shared as a warning about polarity.

Watch for: A cautionary example, not a tutorial

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