The more I learn about electrolytic capacitors, the more they sound like little devils just waiting to wreak havoc. As important as computers are in our daily lives, you'd think by now there would be an affordable alternative.
Using my power supply as an example, the Antec EA-500 is jam packed with electrolytics. Referring to the extensive capacitor listings found at Mouser Electronics, I see caps rated at as little as 1,000 hours and as high as 6,000 hours. I suppose these figures represent running them at the maximum rated temp.
In all your infinite wisdom, how often should a business computer running at around 8 hours per day be checked for bulging caps in the PSU?
Even more perplexing, these PSU's are built in dense layers making access to the caps extremely difficult. It would take so many man-hours to repair that the majority of the time, tech's simply replace the entire unit.
Using my power supply as an example, the Antec EA-500 is jam packed with electrolytics. Referring to the extensive capacitor listings found at Mouser Electronics, I see caps rated at as little as 1,000 hours and as high as 6,000 hours. I suppose these figures represent running them at the maximum rated temp.
In all your infinite wisdom, how often should a business computer running at around 8 hours per day be checked for bulging caps in the PSU?
Even more perplexing, these PSU's are built in dense layers making access to the caps extremely difficult. It would take so many man-hours to repair that the majority of the time, tech's simply replace the entire unit.
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