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waider ([personal profile] waider) wrote2002-12-13 10:47 pm
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continuing adventures of doctor destructo

I blew up an ISDN modem today.

A pop followed by the emission of magic smoke signalled its demise.

I'm looking at the uncased bits now; it looks like it was just a capacitor, 100μF/16V which would suggest (a) that I hooked up a power supply of the wrong polarity and (b) the losers who made this kit didn't see fit to protect against this sort of idiocy. Bah.

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