Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

[paganic12]

Recently , I ordered some capacitors from ebay.com
I got them today but i noticed that one of them was smashed like this:



do u guys think if it still works ?

[c_hegge]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

I doubt it would work.

[paganic12]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

I doubt it would work.

dang ...t.t
it was Fujicon..now it's a piece of shit ...

[toastygoodness]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

are fujicons good?

[paganic12]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

are fujicons good?

i guess....
but the ones i ordered didn't say they are low-ERS :P

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

are fujicons good?

Not likely. - They are Chinese Caps.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

dang ...t.t
it was Fujicon..now it's a piece of shit ...

For PC use it was a POS before it's little accident.
It's smashed too bad to be used.

[paganic12]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

For PC use it was a POS before it's little accident.
It's smashed too bad to be used.

haha i see ...I am actually gonna fix a psu
but for safety , i better don't use that one :P
thz

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

~ Good Idea! ~

[ratdude747]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

the smash means nothing- a POS is a POS, hands down. fujicon can go to hell, only good chinese caps are samxons.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

Kind of has a point.
fujicon is Chinese junk and you need low ESR for PSU's too.

To me Samxon are questionable.
Two or three series seem to have problems while others don't.

[370forlife]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

What size is that cap (diameter, height?)

Looks awfully small to be 2200uf.

I kind of feel the same way about samxon. I will use them in psu's, but I don't know about motherboards.

[paganic12]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

What size is that cap (diameter, height?)

Looks awfully small to be 2200uf.

I kind of feel the same way about samxon. I will use them in psu's, but I don't know about motherboards.

It is 2200uf 10V , 1.5cm tall, 1cm for diameter..
thank u guys for suggestions ...

dang ,i'm going to order ther samxon or other japanese brands ...
I should rather to spend lil more money to buy good caps

[Krankshaft]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

Dented caps are a hit or miss if the dent compromised the insulator between the two foils then the cap is toast (shorted).

If the dent compromised the seal (dented near the bottom) the cap may work now but will fail in the future due to evaporating electrolyte. If the dent (depending on the size and depth) exposes the seal to too much pressure the cap will fail in the future (when the seal blows).

Other than those above I don't see a dent causing any more trouble.

In any case I would never use a damaged cap but it's interesting to think about how things like this affect them on a functional level.

I agree with the others no point recapping if you're putting more crap in it's place.

I also agree that Samxon had a few bad series of caps the GF series being one the comes to mind but so did Nichicon they also had some bad batches with the HN and HM series.

[paganic12]

Re: Would it matter if a capacitor was smashed ?

Dented caps are a hit or miss if the dent compromised the insulator between the two foils then the cap is toast (shorted).

If the dent compromised the seal (dented near the bottom) the cap may work now but will fail in the future due to evaporating electrolyte. If the dent (depending on the size and depth) exposes the seal to too much pressure the cap will fail in the future (when the seal blows).

Other than those above I don't see a dent causing any more trouble.

In any case I would never use a damaged cap but it's interesting to think about how things like this affect them on a functional level.

I agree with the others no point recapping if you're putting more crap in it's place.

I also agree that Samxon had a few bad series of caps the GF series being one the comes to mind but so did Nichicon they also had some bad batches with the HN and HM series.

thanks for further information !