Yeah, well if it is low voltage usually it will sneak through. I had a tantalum on a 5volt rail in a stereo generator that the factory put in backwards which ran fine for 5 years, then it got angry and quit working and when I pulled the lid 4-5 hours later the tant blew right in my face, easy to find.
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Paul Plack<[email protected]> wrote: > > > But then...how did they make it through quality assurance? Oh, wait... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DCFluX > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 3:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Suicom 2 way radio Transceiver recall - > Ouch! > > > If I'd have to guess I'd say certain components, like polarized > electrolytic capacitors are installed backwards on the board. > > >
