Re: gEDA-user: lost newbie

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 6, 2006, at 11:21 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > > My experience is that high voltage plus capacitors yields green 
> > > smoke.
> >
> >    Then you're either using the wrong capacitors or the right
> > capacitors, depending on the desired result. ;)
>
> We were young.  They were the right capacitors :-)
>
> 120VAC into a 25v electrolytic.  Poof!  Out goes the magic smoke.

  I have a hazy memory involving a large DC power supply and a box of 
electrolytics...and vodka.  That was quite the geeky party.

            -Dave

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