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Picture the scene:
PSU - Transformer secondary connected to bridge rectifier connected to smoothing capacitor connected to load.
Question - what happens if a tin whisker grows between the smoothing capacitor positive and negative terminals, creating a short circuit.
Does the tin whisker...
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