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plural tants
(slang, electronics) A tantalum capacitor. quotations
Note that like 'tants' these are polarized and must be connected to the circuit the right way round, the lead marked 'H' to the positive side of the circuit; failure to do so can lead to a small explosion!
2013, Michael J. Spinks, Microprocessor System Design: A Practical Introduction, page 32