Questions

[tgies]

1. Why do old electrolytic capacitors often smell exactly like fish oil? Do they use fish oil in the dielectric or something? I have been told by at least one experienced engineer that this is the case.
2. If so, does that mean vegans have to stop buying electronics?

Comments

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

Dunno, but I think you should start a rumor that electronics aren't vegan.

[tgies.livejournal.com]

I am all over that.

[underthethrow.livejournal.com]

I'm all over your cousin

[tgies.livejournal.com]

my cousin reads this you know i can have these allegations verified

[korgmeister.livejournal.com]

I'm not so sure that's a good idea. I suspect something similar is how ROHS got started.

Next thing you know, there'll be a new bunch of regulations to make capacitors vegan friendly that'll have them costing twice as much and blowing up with a frequency that makes the capacitor plague look like a golden era of reliability.

[vxo.livejournal.com]

Yeah I want to go back in time and buy good capacitors for all my gear. Yeesh...

[korgmeister.livejournal.com]

That's why they were so expensive back then. All them damn future people buying up all the stock.

[underthethrow.livejournal.com]

crapdammit i'll have to start using a rock to check my e-mails

[tgies.livejournal.com]

you already do you use a mac ah ha ha ha ha ha ha *is shot by self traveling back in time from 2025*