When Studio Lights Attack!

This electrolytic capacitor was dug out of a 10 year old Elinchrom 3000W/s Combi Pack.
No, it wasn't taken out by a sniper, this is what happens when a 'Cap' lets go from old age.
Not surprisingly, the customer had described the fault as 'It went bang'.
This is a great example of the power and energy stored within a typical studio flash pack, keep in mind that there are 16 of these in a 3k pack and under normal operation their combined stored energy is released in about 1/1850s.
A couple of these would easily re-start your heart, 16 of them however would, well, if you're ever thinking of repairing your own studio gear, don't say we didn't warn you!