neazoi
Advanced Member level 6
Hi I have managed to burn out a 100uF 16v tantalum capacitor in the lab.
It made an explosion and then huge lot of red smoke started to appear, before I managed to switch off the PSU.
I opened the windows immediatelly and I tried not to breathe the stinky smoke.
After quite a few hout the room still has this burn smell, so I will leave that even more.
Now my consideration is about cleanning up the mess and toxicity.
As far as I read (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum#Precautions) tantalum metal itself is biocompatible and used in implants.
Has anyone got a clue is aserious health risk arises by the chemicals of the tantalum caps?
For example, is that ok to clean up the smoke from the circuit and re-use that circuit or should I throw it away to avoid further contamination?
It made an explosion and then huge lot of red smoke started to appear, before I managed to switch off the PSU.
I opened the windows immediatelly and I tried not to breathe the stinky smoke.
After quite a few hout the room still has this burn smell, so I will leave that even more.
Now my consideration is about cleanning up the mess and toxicity.
As far as I read (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalum#Precautions) tantalum metal itself is biocompatible and used in implants.
Has anyone got a clue is aserious health risk arises by the chemicals of the tantalum caps?
For example, is that ok to clean up the smoke from the circuit and re-use that circuit or should I throw it away to avoid further contamination?