28 Aug
2019
28 Aug
'19
3:10 a.m.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 07:07:21PM +1000, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
[...]
RIFA caps may be the most hated components in
electronics. Even worse than dipped
tantalums, popped electrolytics, and decaying urethane foam.
Amiga collectors would say "batteries", since Commodore selected a brand of
rechargable cells which leaked board-eating acid. This also affected the Acorn
Archimedes, but only posh kids had those.