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yes if you happen to look at them during blow up. the worst offenders are tantalum whereby they unwind in a long stream of metal

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Why it is advisable to remove the source and complete the circuit by internal resistance or by a link instead of short circuiting the terminals of the supply?

Because many electronics, like power supplies, have internal energy storage in the form of capacitors. If you were to short the terminals, you would be shorting out the internal capacitors and thus creating a potentially hazardous situation. "Completing the circuit by internal resistance" allows the energy stored in the internal capacitors to bleed off slowly because the internal resistance is larger than a short.


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