Spot the problem with this capacitor, branded "K-T":
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DOA. Already leaking from the top.Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
Permanently Retired Systems:
RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
Kooky and Kool Systems
- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
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It's worse than that. They've somehow managed to omit the metal case from the manufacturing process altogether
Cap is completely dried out, unsurprisingly -- the shrink-wrap was applied to the bare paper...Comment
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Lol they are that cheap they are not even adding a proper case to the cap
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#socheapyoucantmakeasimpleelectrolyticcapacitorproperly
darn spaces self-inserting themselvesDon't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
Permanently Retired Systems:
RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
Kooky and Kool Systems
- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
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Looks more like a manufacturing defect that the non-existent QC failed to catch.sigpic
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It is a defect, I have 49 other similar capacitors here which are fine (quite low ESR for the size as well).Originally posted by ratdude747 View Post
Rather worrying that they could get this one so badly wrong though
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Did you measure the ESR? I can slap a BS number on anything too.Originally posted by jjne View PostIt is a defect, I have 49 other similar capacitors here which are fine (quite low ESR for the size as well).
Rather worrying that they could get this one so badly wrong thoughsigpic
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Yes, I have an ESR meter here.Originally posted by ratdude747 View Post
These are measuring around .25 (220uF) where my meter generally reads about .3 for a decent-quality GP cap.Comment
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Oh, you were comparing to GP caps, not low ESR caps.Originally posted by jjne View Postsigpic
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No, absolutely not, that would be an unfair comparison given these cost just over a cent eachOriginally posted by ratdude747 View Post
They're definitely on the low side for a GP cap though, which is surprising as the cheap Chinese junk usually is high ESR.
More by luck than design if the daft one above is anything to go by!Comment
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Yeah I know I was jokingOriginally posted by ratdude747 View Post
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lol.put some electrolyte in a dripper bottle so you can treat the device like a dripper vape?Comment
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trolololawlDon't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
Permanently Retired Systems:
RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
Kooky and Kool Systems
- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
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