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In Reply to: Okay, posted by Poindexter on February 22, 2007 at 20:46:46:
The thing is, that cap goes, you're not gonna have a mushroom cloud in your listening room. The only thing will happen, the bass is going to go away.No cloud, but a lot of stink and smoke and goo sprayed all over. If it blows it will smell for days -- weeks even.
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A very small lot of stink and smoke, and other stuff you do not approve of sprayed over a little of the chassis. The smell is of burnt plastic, to which we are well accustomed, if we are experimenters, and lasts for hours, not days.I can sense that you not an experimenter. No?
I was just reliving the 2200uF 63V cap that blew (violently) on a breadboard and sprayed the room. That stunk for weeks.
I find that I owe you an apology. I am guilty of name-calling on a forum, a trait I consider typical of dirt . . . never mind, another name. Yes, it was done, ah, circumfrentially (I sense you are not an experimenter . . .), but was done nonetheless.I see you are an experimenter, even if you are, ahem, maybe a little more intolerant of the aroma of deceased capacitor in the listening room than I anticipated. Tastes differ. Well, you don't have to file it away intentionally in long term memory. Don't worry, if you remain an experimenter, your memory will be periodically refreshed (maybe you already know this as well).
Once again I must put a PostIt up in the corner of the screen saying 'Poinz; third glass of wine, do not hit 'submit'
Sorry about that,
That was the insight I was seeking! I certainly don't mind experimenting with this, and find it very comforting the only detriment will be a blown capacitor if the voltage is too high. I didn't know if the blown capacitor would also destroy other components in the amplifier.I am familiar with the smell of blow capacitors. In my younger years in the Army I was a Patriot Missile System technician. There were 3-4 capacitors/filters at the front of the RADAR. Invariably, one of these would blow every 3-5 months. The smell was quite pronounced, and he mess was profound. But, these were huge friggin capacitors I don't know the value, but they were the size of a kids shoe-box and cased in metal. Anyhow, the experiment will happen in my workshop - not in the living room.
Thanks very much for responding!
Dave
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