I have a Scholastic Electronics Lab with Fiber Optics kit that I purchased a while ago. The capacitors included in the kit didn't go bad, but were of unheard of generic brands.
Two "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitors along with one "Chang" 0.47uf 50V capacitor.
Pictures of the kit:
I have "recapped" this kit with:
Receiver:
1 "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 47uf 50V capacitor
1 "Chang" 0.47uf 50V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 2.2uf 50V capacitor
Transmitter:
1 "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 47uf 50V capacitor
The kit works fine with the new capacitors I installed.
I know this kit is intended for children, but it's a shame that Scholastic included cheap capacitors with it. Are those cheap capacitors even lead-free/RoHS compliant?
Two "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitors along with one "Chang" 0.47uf 50V capacitor.
Pictures of the kit:
I have "recapped" this kit with:
Receiver:
1 "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 47uf 50V capacitor
1 "Chang" 0.47uf 50V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 2.2uf 50V capacitor
Transmitter:
1 "yongda" 47uf 16V capacitor -> 1 Panasonic FC series 47uf 50V capacitor
The kit works fine with the new capacitors I installed.
I know this kit is intended for children, but it's a shame that Scholastic included cheap capacitors with it. Are those cheap capacitors even lead-free/RoHS compliant?
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