15 Feb
2010
15 Feb
'10
12:26 a.m.
On 14 Feb 2010 at 15:44, Geoffrey Reed wrote:
Actually it's not urban legend, there was a huge
problem with
electrolytic caps a few years back, and still popping up as those caps
continue to filter through various suppliers stock.
Oh, heck--bad Chinese capacitors are showing up in new gear too. I
just picked up a couple of HP LCD monitors (circa 2007-2008). Both
had bulgy filter caps in the power supply. Replaced with new ones
(Nichicons), the monitors work fine.
I've seen the same thing in lots of other gear as well. I wonder how
much of it is discarded before its time.
There's a forum dedicated to this phenomenon--badcaps.net.
--Chuck