Stances against fake brand name capacitors

[japlytic]

http://www.rubycon.co.jp/en/news/20131203.html
https://gcnet-public.sharepoint.com/...%E3%83%A0.aspx

Do you know of any other manufacturers of capacitors making a stance against fakes?
If you find them, please provide links to them as well.

[CapSwapper]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

the problem is it's a cat and mouse game that goes into infinity. you are dealing with communist countries with no respect for international law. for every manufacturer that's exposed they just close down and open up somewhere else under another name.

[CapSwapper]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

Rubycon is great if you can get real ones. so many fakes being made

[c_hegge]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/products/

If you scroll down a bit, there is an alert about fake parts on Nichicon's product page too.

[Wester547]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

And NCC.

http://www.chemi-con.co.jp/e/counterfeit.html

[sparkyrick]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

Rubycon is great if you can get real ones. so many fakes being made

So how can you tell if you're getting the real mccoy?

[Agent24]

Re: Stances against fake brand name capacitors

So how can you tell if you're getting the real mccoy?

Best way is to buy from a big, well known electronic components\parts distributor or reseller like Badcaps, Digikey, Mouser, Farnell\element14\Newark, RS Components\Allied Electronics etc...

Do NOT buy from eBay, Amazon, DealExtreme, Aliexpress etc...


If you already have some capacitors you are suspicious of, check them against photos of genuine ones or post the photos here.