hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ?
thanks,
mark k

mark krawczuk wrote:
> hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ?


Usually yes. Also in their launch pattern, they mostly take off
vertically when they fail

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On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 08:55:47 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
<krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:

>hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ?
>thanks,
>mark k
>

You can (or used to be able to) get non-polarized tantalum caps, but I
understood that they were really two polarized caps connected in
series, with opposite polarity.


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hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do ??
this is driving me nuts.

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"Peter Bennett" <peterbb@somewhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 08:55:47 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
> <krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:
>
>>hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ?
>>thanks,
>>mark k
>>
>
> You can (or used to be able to) get non-polarized tantalum caps, but I
> understood that they were really two polarized caps connected in
> series, with opposite polarity.
>
>
> --
> Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
> peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
> GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
> Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

Joerg wrote:
> mark krawczuk wrote:
>> hi, are all tantalum capacitors polarized ?
>
>
> Usually yes. Also in their launch pattern, they mostly take off
> vertically when they fail
>

They may even exhibit smoke and flames!

(Don't ask!!)

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
<krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:

> hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do ??
> this is driving me nuts.

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00

is there anyfing i can do ?
thanks,
mark k



"Ken" <_ken_3_@telia.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
> <krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:
>
>> hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do
>> ??
>> this is driving me nuts.
>
> Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00
>

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
<krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:

>hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do ??
>this is driving me nuts.
>
>\\

I don't use Outlook Express, so I'm just guessing...

Do you have OE set to mark your own posts "read"?

Do you look at your own posts immediately after posting to be sure
they're there? If so, they will be marked "read", and your newsreader
won't show them to you again.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

mark krawczuk wrote:
> is there anyfing i can do ?
> thanks,
> mark k
>
>
>
> "Ken" <_ken_3_@telia.com> wrote in message
> news:vr9un39qjp0pv6i61mj35kbc9cvbq84vv9@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +1030, "mark krawczuk"
>> <krawczuk@adam.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> hi, how come when i post , my question does not come up , but answers do
>>> ??
>>> this is driving me nuts.
>> Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00
>>
>

Yes: use Thunderbird. Much better IMHO. I can see all my posts. Also,
please post below the text. That makes following threads much easier for
others.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/