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In article <f8NSpMAMau79Ew02@jmwa.demon.co.uk>, 
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk talked about...
> I read in sci.electronics.design that Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
> wrote (in <newscache$6shm6h$dxi$1@maggie.netlink.com.au>) about 'Crisis
> in Japan: defective electro caps round the world', on Thu, 5 Dec 2002:
> >
> >"John Woodgate" <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message
> >news:yKLcLnCFao79EwSm@jmwa.demon.co.uk...
> >> I read in sci.electronics.design that DaveC <anon@bugus.net> wrote (in
> >> <0001HW.BA138B1300C3FA6A0A18B7D0@news.covad.net>) about 'Crisis in
> >> Japan: defective electro caps round the world', on Wed, 4 Dec 2002:
> >> >This story describes how several (5) electrolytic capacitor manufacturers
> >are
> >> >having problems with poor quality electrolyte. IBM and other purchasers
> >have
> >> >confirmed the huge impact on their business.
> >> >
> >> ><http://www.niccomp.com/taiwanlowesr.htm>
> >> >
> >> Has Al Quaeda been putting salt in it?
> >
> >Seems unlikely. They are reputed to be heavily dependent on PC for filing
> >and communication.
> >In theory you'd expect them to use Pretty Good Privacy, but what little I've
> >read suggests that they just use allusive plain text, which is harder to
> >pick out of the e-mail stream.
> >
> My point is that putting salt in the electrolyte is a very good way of
> making unreliable electrolytic caps. You don't need much - ppm levels,
> AIUI.

Reminds me of the guy I knew who worked at a pharmaceutical company as a 
maintenance tech.  They make up huge vats of juice to but in bottles.  One 
day he had to work overtime on the plumbing.  They take samples to the lab 
and test them for sterility.  Apparently the samples showed the juice as 
being contaminated.  So they had to flush all the juice down the drain, 
sterilize the vats, plumbing, etc, and start over with a new batch.  After 
all, it would be really uncool if someone got pink eye from putting eye 
drops in their eyes.  The guy used to have to put all his tools thru the 
autoclave, and wear booties and a bunny suit.


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