tantalum capacitors

Jan 04, 2008 8 Replies

hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ? thanks, mark k


Usually yes. Also in their launch pattern, they mostly take off vertically when they fail ;-)

Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/

You can (or used to be able to) get non-polarized tantalum caps, but I understood that they were really two polarized caps connected in series, with opposite polarity.

Peter Bennett, VE7CEI peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do ?? this is driving me nuts.

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They may even exhibit smoke and flames!

(Don't ask!!)

is there anyfing i can do ? thanks, mark k

I don't use Outlook Express, so I'm just guessing...

Do you have OE set to mark your own posts "read"?

Do you look at your own posts immediately after posting to be sure they're there? If so, they will be marked "read", and your newsreader won't show them to you again.

Peter Bennett, VE7CEI peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

Yes: use Thunderbird. Much better IMHO. I can see all my posts. Also, please post below the text. That makes following threads much easier for others.

Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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