Gemcon capacitor replacements?

[slybunda]

taken from my thread about car alarm siren here: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...rm-siren-issue

there are 2 caps which im looking to get replacements for.
Branded as Gemcon
single 100uf 16v 6.5mm x 11.5mm
single 100uf 50v 8mm x 11.5mm
lead spacing is around 3mm

there is space for 16mm tall caps

rs components is good place for me to go since its close by, what replacements do you suggest and do these need to be low esr?
the caps have not swollen up but this alarm was fitted in 2002 so i suspect caps are probably older so maybe coming on 25 years old so would be worth replacing.

[andrewsawesomr]

Could you measure the ESR on the capacitors?

[stj]

look for a 3 letter code on them
https://www.paullinebarger.net/DS/Gemcon/

or just use panasonic FR or rubycon YXF/YXG for long life

[andrewsawesomr]

look for a 3 letter code on them
https://www.paullinebarger.net/DS/Gemcon/

Gemcon capacitors don't put the series code on the sleeve.

[slybunda]

Gemcon capacitors don't put the series code on the sleeve.

That explains why i couldnt find it on the caps.

Gemcon website says they are made in tiwan so guessing they are decent quality?

[stj]

lol
if they were decent they would print the series and datecode on them and not just use a generic sleeve

[andrewsawesomr]

lol
if they were decent they would print the series and datecode on them and not just use a generic sleeve

Yeah, they're not decent.