Ta cap have self healing (if done properly) capability, function within spec and design within the margin, should be OK, unless you got from non-proven source (parts... there are Ta caps that would blow, just a little over the spec....). my 1.5 cents. jk On Apr 11, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Julie Silk wrote: > Are you sure the blown tantalum capacitor was a result of the > failure and not the cause of it? That is, if the cap blew, would > this cause the overheating that spewed molten solder out of the > via? Ta caps can fail with the right (wrong) circumstances, even > if loaded correctly. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________