Markus Maurer wrote:

> I think that is is definitly broken now but I wonder if that thing could
> have exploded in my hand and injure me severly?

Possibly.  From your description, I'd guess the the first "bang" was the
main capacitor for the flash tube blowing.  Those are usually large
electrolytic capacitors.  If that's what it was, the risk of exposure
depends on exactly what's inside.  Way back in the '80s, a lot of
electrolytic capacitors contained PCBs, but I doubt that's true any
more.  I have no real idea what's in them today.

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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)

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