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Re: lego cap, polarity, etc
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:45:47 GMT
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Jim Choate wrote:
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> No. DO NOT UNDER ANY CONDITION CONNECT AN ELECTROLYTIC (ie one with +/-
> on the terminals) IN REVERSE.
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> The electrolyte is a high resistant in one direction only. The other
> direction is nearly a short. You may end up hurt as the capacitor blows up
> in your hand/face and potentialy catches fire. If you're lucky it will
> only go 'pop' and spray yucky electrolyte over your work area.
<snip>
The polarity markings Andy Gombos was referring to are printed on the
LEGO-compatible package itself. The LEGO "capacitor" is in fact an
electrolytic cap with plenty of support circuitry, and I assure you
there is no danger of blowing up the actual cap if the input polarity is
accidentally inverted at the package's inputs. I could just see it on
CNN: "Today, the Danish toy maker LEGO has recalled the LEGO Capacitor,
a member of their educational Dacta product line, after a series of
fatal capacitor-related explosions in elementary schools throughout the
United States..."
--
Regards
Micah J. Mabelitini - LUGNET #918
The University of Kentucky
SECC Middlesboro Academic Skills Resource Center
accutron@kih.net - http://www.users.kih.net/~micahx/
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| No. DO NOT UNDER ANY CONDITION CONNECT AN ELECTROLYTIC (ie one with +/- on the terminals) IN REVERSE. The electrolyte is a high resistant in one direction only. The other direction is nearly a short. You may end up hurt as the capacitor blows up in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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