What kind of metal would this be?

[pimpneightez]

I opened up a fairly big capacitor and it had wound plastic almost like a copper coil but on the plastic was this really thin metal. At first glance it looked to be aluminum. I burnt the plastic off with a propane torch and the metal was left behind. It never really melted just got a little bit brittle. Could this be tantalum?

 

[etack]

a pic would help.

Thin Ta will oxidize in hi heat.

Or it wasn't a capacitor. was it from a radio?

Eric

 

[pimpneightez]

Here are the pics. It came from a motorola unit. I think it was for boosting a signal. I know there is a name for it but I can't remember it right now. probably in 20 minutes. Your the tantalum guy right? If anyone knows I'm sure it will be you.

 

[etack]

The top two green ones are aluminum foil mylar capacitors. the brown one is a ceramic capacitors and I can't see the other one well enough to tell on that.

Keep on looking :lol:


Eric

 

[pimpneightez]

Thought it was aluminum. Thanks.