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    #1

    Fake Rubycons?

    Hi,
    I have an Abit motherboard full of these Rubycons that all look different than other Rubycons Ive seen before. The width of the lines that make the 'K' are very thick and you can see the ends of the lines. Most rubycons I have seen have thin lines and the ends are hidden under the wrapping.
    What do you think, are they real or fake?

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...1&d=1299543751

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...1&d=1299543751

    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...1&d=1299543751
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    #2
    Re: Fake Rubycons?

    They look real to me. As a general rule, if they come with the motherboard, they are authentic. The only exception is ECS. I have pulled some fake pannies from them before.
    I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

    No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

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      #3
      Re: Fake Rubycons?

      Yes, they do look fake.
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        #4
        Re: Fake Rubycons?

        Ok thanks c hegge.
        This board powers on and the fans spin but there are red led's lit up by the cpu, it gives 1 long beep and 4 shorts beeps, then shuts itself down after a few seconds.
        There are 5 KZG caps by the 24 pin connector and one more by the memory, but the rest are Rubycon or solid caps. None are swelling/leaking.

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          #5
          Re: Fake Rubycons?

          I'd be more worried about the KZG caps. they are known for failing without showing it.
          I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

          No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

          Main PC: Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600, 240GB Intel 335 Series SSD, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, Palit nVidia GTX660 Ti, CoolerMaster N200 Case, Delta DPS-600MB 600W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows 7 Home Premium

          Office PC: HP ProLiant ML150 G3, 2x Xeon E5335 2GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB Intel 530 SSD, 2x 250GB HDD, 2x 450GB 15K SAS HDD in RAID 1, 1x 2TB HDD, nVidia 8400GS, Delta DPS-650BB 650W PSU, Windows 7 Pro

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            #6
            Re: Fake Rubycons?

            Thanks mockingbird, Ill wait a few days and see what others think too.

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              #7
              Re: Fake Rubycons?

              usually if they don't have the K vent they're fake, but those K vents looks wierd
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                #8
                Re: Fake Rubycons?

                I've had the exact same caps on a dual-PIII board (think it was an Asus) - they are genuine.
                Originally posted by PeteS in CA
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                  #9
                  Re: Fake Rubycons?

                  They look real to me. It looks like Rubycon's sleeve cutting machine might have needed adjustment that day, as the sleeve length is a bit inconsistent, but it's nothing I haven't seen before.

                  Abit used 8 x 11.5mm 6.3V 1000uF YXG on a lot of their boards. I've never seen this size on a data sheet, but I've pulled a few from dead Abit boards and I've seen nothing that would lead me to believe they're fake.

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