On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:07:56 -0500, Hammy wrote:


The rms current rating was probably exceeded for the ambient temp it
overheated and Kabloowee!


Properly operating ceramic capacitors do not experience ANY heavy
current. If they are experiencing current, they are already bad.

You are attributing storage cap nomenclature and specs with ceramic
caps, which have entirely different purposes and operating spec
declarations.