"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:12:25 GMT, carl mciver
wrote:

I don't think you'll find a nerd that's old enough
to know what a blown selenium rectifier smells like, which is actually
the
part I find amusing.

(me: sheepishly raises hand...) - but, I've always been a
scrounger/surplus seeking kind of guy.

Worse, though, are tantalum capacitors. That taste stays with you for
_days_.

Along with the holes in your acoustic ceiling tiles, if you happen to hook
one up in reverse! G

LLoyd