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DIY: Another example of shoddy electronic parts from China

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This happened to myself too with an AVX cap rated @25V on a +16.5V rail. It was bypassing an oscillating BUF634 opamps and amperage request was quite high. It was a "fuss/fuzz" noise coming from the circuit, then a nasty smell filled in the room (very little smoke, more odour than smoke). Replaced it with a KEMET @35V later and saved the day. :)
 
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