In message <4A4C5DCC.9090309@celestialaudio.com>, Jesse Lackey writes >My main concern is what being potted may do the following component types: > >Electrolytic caps: they have some sort of safety vent, right? If >sealed, and should disaster occur somehow, I figure failing in potting >couldn't be any worse than failing in open air? > I've had a capacitor in a small (0.5w) epoxy potted DC-DC converter explode in front of my face, fortunately I was wearing eye protection but I wasn't wearing ear plugs, took about an hour for the ringing to stop. I never found the chunk that was blown off the module but judging by the shape of the remains, it must have been rather unpleasantly jagged. >Thanks all- >J > > > > -- Clint Sharp -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist