Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 01 10:49:14 EST 1999 | AF Ng
| Has anyone heard of a problem with catastrophic failure of | large value (200uF) solid tantulum capacitors that have been | exsposed to high humdity. | I suppose that with water moisture seep in the capacitor, the risk is very high that abrupt o
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 01 14:00:17 EST 1999 | Ron Beasley
| | Has anyone heard of a problem with catastrophic failure of | | large value (200uF) solid tantulum capacitors that have been | | exsposed to high humdity. | | | I suppose that with water moisture seep in the capacitor, the risk is very high tha
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 02 02:01:24 EST 1999 | P.L. Sorenson - Technical Consultant
| | | Has anyone heard of a problem with catastrophic failure of | | | large value (200uF) solid tantulum capacitors that have been | | | exsposed to high humdity. | | | | | I suppose that with water moisture seep in the capacitor, the risk is ver
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 09:14:52 EST 2008 | raiders
Hi All, We encounter capacitor crack in the ICT, it contributes 2% of the failure. We are not sure whether these crack coming from the SMT. All these crack having the same pattern. Please refer to attached file. Anybody encounter the same thing befo
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 13:07:04 EST 2008 | vladig
Yes, it does look like a typical crack due to mechanical overloading (bending) of teh component. Usually because of the board flexing Vlad
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 11:45:04 EST 2008 | pbarton
We have seen a similar problem. Turned out to be mechanical stress on the component caused by the method of location and clamping at ICT. Where is the component located on the assembly? Poorly adjusted clamping pillars on clamshell fixtures can cause
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 12 20:27:10 EDT 2001 | davef
Tantalum caps degrade over time. You should not be seeing "chipped-off & cracks" regardless of the age. This should not be a shelf-life issue, unless you are storing them in an aquarium. Tell us the story. Solderability is a shelf-life issue and
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 31 18:59:50 EST 1999 | Ron Beasley
Has anyone heard of a problem with catastrophic failure of large value (200uF) solid tantulum capacitors that have been exsposed to high humdity.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 10 22:32:46 EDT 2002 | redmary
i just find the gap inside the component from the cross-section, it indeed exists the interal crack, not solder joint crack. but why the failed capacitor is well after some time. and the other suspicion is the quality of the component.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 10 18:19:42 EDT 2002 | davef
Flex cracking under the terminations is generally regarded as one of the primary causes of failure of ceramic chips. If you can see cracks in the solder joints from board flex, those chips are certainly strongly suspect, and you must assume there is
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