A Capasitor (the purposely misspelling of Capacitor) is a faulty electrolytic capacitor that fails in a short period of time (
1-3years). Most Capasitors are the result of incorrect electrolyte formulation in aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
Its rumored the "S" in Capasitor is from "
Shitty" and like the
wrong formula was simply stuck in there .
A electrolytic Capacitor that explodes instantly from being installed backwards is not a Capasitor, as that is a install error and not a component manufacturing problem.
The Capasitor plague was a period between
1999 and
2007 when Capasitors were killing in a large number of products.