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(electronics, informal) Premature failure of an electrolytic capacitor, especially when several are beginning to fail at the same time in a piece of equipment (due, for example, to high demands imposed by the circuit design, such as in a switchmode power supply), necessitating re-capping
(i.e. replacing many capacitors after disconnecting the power and waiting for lethal charge to dissipate).
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capacitor plague
Noun
informal
uncountable
(electronics,
informal)
Premature
failure
of
an
electrolytic
capacitor,
especially
when
several
are
beginning
to
fail
at
the
same
time
in
a
piece
of
equipment
(due,
for
example,
to
high
demands
imposed
by
the
circuit
design,
such
as
in
a
switchmode
power
supply),
necessitating
"re-capping"
(i.e.
replacing
many
capacitors
after
disconnecting
the
power
and
waiting
for
lethal
charge
to
dissipate).
Japanese Meaning
電解コンデンサの初期故障現象、具体的には複数の電解コンデンサが同時または連続して早期に破損する現象を指す。 / この現象により、電子機器全体の信頼性に影響が生じ、故障したコンデンサを一括で交換する必要性が発生する問題を意味する。
Sense（1）
(electronics,
informal)
Premature
failure
of
an
electrolytic
capacitor,
especially
when
several
are
beginning
to
fail
at
the
same
time
in
a
piece
of
equipment
(due,
for
example,
to
high
demands
imposed
by
the
circuit
design,
such
as
in
a
switchmode
power
supply),
necessitating
"re-capping"
(i.e.
replacing
many
capacitors
after
disconnecting
the
power
and
waiting
for
lethal
charge
to
dissipate).
