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Old 2005-06-05, 03:39 PM   #5
wicked1
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I've had the misfortune of seeing a few go off over the years, All of the burst capacitors I've seen to date are in PC POWER Supplies.
When they go off they can sound like a Pistol Shot. And despite thier thin metal casings they can leave rather deep dents in the thick metal power supply caseing.
if you were using your pc without a case cover and a motherboard capacitor exploded they can easily blind you if hit in the eye.

sometimes they just Fizz and go up in an acrid black or blue smoke .

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