24 Feb
2009
24 Feb
'09
3:41 p.m.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 02:17:30AM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Feb 23, 2009, at 1:29 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Yup:
http://deep-blue.ro/tmp/chinese%20capacitor.jpg
Frightening, isn't it?
More along the lines of "WTF?" - that kind of effort is actually worth
doing and pays off? Previously I was just aware of the trouble that was
caused by an imcompetently stolen electrolyte formula, which caused
electrolytic capacitors to die by the truckload.
Thanks for the image.
*shakes_head*
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
Not to
mention cheapness in commodity equipment and counterfeit
components.
In fact I'd bet real money that these issues are the culprits far
more
often than high frequency and high current. There are components
available
that are designed to withstand such things, and they're quite good.
Yes, there was a rash of ultra cheap counterfeit capacitors a while
back, and the problem is still not solved. 