I see this PS has plenty of Teapo caps and Jamicon 3300u 10V. I would be rather sus of the latter caps. The old trick of using low grade caps uprated from 6.3V to 10V.
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If one wanted to measure a PSU suspected of doing this, is it simply a matter of measuring the voltage across the cap in question while power is applied?
Or is there a surge voltage that isn't apparent with this method?
I was more concerned about cheap caps in 16v in 10mm diameter vs. premium cap in 10v and 10mm diameter. The oddball Teapo and Fuhkyyu 1650uF and 1800uF are in 10mm diameter. It is harder for me to find matching premium caps in the same diameter.
I have seen testing by others that indicate high ripple with this psu. The primary cap of 820uf 200V is kinda small for a 400w.
I open this HEC 350 watt which have a pair of 1000uf 200V by capxon. This PSU is from 2001. THe secondary caps are domed (fujuyyu caps). I don't know why in this psu use 470uf 35V on and 400uf 25V on the secondary side. I don't think psu need 25 and 35V on the secondary. I will update with picture in the build thread.
watch for those 25v caps to be on the -5 and -12.
they are filters before the regulator ic for the 2 lines.
since supply has to be well above the target for the common 78xx and 79xx a 16v cap wont do and give any headroom.
I have 2 of these PSU laying around with bad caps. One of the 2 CAPs in the middle (Teapo 1000uF 10V) are dead on both.
I wonder if it originates from the capacitor quality or maybe the motherboard what it worked with killed it.. (I found these)
I would change them, but I have only 1 such capacitor in my inventory but that has greated diameter, or I have some (a lot) nichicon 1000uF 6.3V caps.. oh and a Jee 1000uF 16V.
Jee is low quality as I read, but maybe it is oversized enough not to die?
Also would it be enough to change 1 cap on both, or both caps since they are identical, and I guess the other can fail as well?
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