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Re: homebrew Temp sensor
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:49:58 GMT
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On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 00:42:51 GMT, "Michael Gasperi"
<gasperi@alynk.com> wrote:
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> Right, you could use an electrolytic if you wanted to make sure you always
> plugged your sensor the right way.
> Many people who are in this group do not know the subtleties of electronic
> components. It happens that the electrolytic capacitor is only a capacitor
> in one polarity. It is nearly a dead short in the other. On top of that,
> if you put the wrong polarity on it for long time, it can blow up.
I damn well know what an elco is, thank you,
and, I've never seen one blow up from <12V.. they can get a bit hot,
and make a little plop, but I've personally never seen them shower the
room with shrapnel. Which of course, is not saying that you should try
it out.
Is it my imagination, or are we rubbing eachother the wrong way?
Jasper
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| Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36a914e5.172025205@...et.com>... (...) Right, you could use an electrolytic if you wanted to make sure you always plugged your sensor the right way. Many people who are in this group do not know the subtleties of (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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