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  • LilKevin715
    Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 22
    #1

    Dell uses quality caps?

    I got a old Dell Dimension 8100 in from a friend for servicing. The system would power on for a minute max and then turn off. I'd figure I would take a look inside and look for the usual suspects of failure (CPU fan, bad caps, etc.). Upon opening the case I was pleasantly suprised to find that all the caps were quality japanese caps.


    Caps on the mobo are Rubycon JXA, Oscon polymers, UCC polymers, and Sanyo's





    Inside the PSU were UCC KY, Nichicon, Rubycon YXG

    Was this system lucky in getting quality caps due to its age? How are the more recent Dell systems?
    Last edited by LilKevin715; 08-24-2006, 12:20 AM.
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    • LilKevin715
      Member
      • Apr 2006
      • 22
      #2
      Re: Dell uses quality caps?

      Oh yea forgot about the booting problem as first described. For some odd reason someone decided that a sleeve-bearing fan would be better than a ball-bearing fan inside a hot PSU.... Needless to say I'm suprised that the thermal protection saved the PSU. The cheapo sleeve bearing fan was replaced with a quality sunon dual ball bearing fan.

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        • Fatal0E
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Jan 2004
          • 252
          #3
          Re: Dell uses quality caps?

          Dell uses quality caps, they just got caught by surprise with the bad Nichicons.

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            • kc8adu
              Super Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 8832
              • U.S.A!
              #4
              Re: Dell uses quality caps?

              with dell its a crapshoot.lowest bidder wins the contract.
              most dell psu i see now are full of ost.and i see plenty of bad ones.you got lucky.

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                • PeteS in CA
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 3581
                  • USA, Unsure of Planet
                  #5
                  Re: Dell uses quality caps?

                  The P/S is from the Delta subsidiary, Newton Power. Whose P/S uses the OST?
                  PeteS in CA

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                    • Fatal0E
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 252
                      #6
                      Re: Dell uses quality caps?

                      I wasnt thinking about the power supply. But I have opened some up to see blown caps, don't recall brand, will look next time. The Dimension 4600 seems to be the popular one at the moment to have a dead ps.

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                        • yanz
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 910
                          #7
                          Re: Dell uses quality caps?

                          i have a 120W delta psu with a dead delta fan (sleeve bearing). caps are taicon pw and rubycon yxg.
                          days are so short when you actually do something..

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                            • kc8adu
                              Super Moderator
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 8832
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                              #8
                              Re: Dell uses quality caps?

                              Originally posted by PeteS in CA
                              The P/S is from the Delta subsidiary, Newton Power. Whose P/S uses the OST?
                              most dell psu i see with bad ost are hipro.

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                                • yanz
                                  Badcaps Veteran
                                  • Nov 2004
                                  • 910
                                  #9
                                  Re: Dell uses quality caps?

                                  What PSU does dell use now for their desktop?
                                  days are so short when you actually do something..

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