On 04/16/18 17:10, Mike Coon wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 1:14:58 PM UTC-4, wrote:

Lytics can explode if no such precautions are taken during mfr


NT

Years ago I accidentally put line voltage on a board instead of the +5 it wanted.

They not only explode they stink up the whole room.

The best stinky component I remember (from decades ago) was the selenium
rectifier!

Yup. That horrible smell is also horribly toxic.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs


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